genus alces

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   elk or moose

   SynonymsAlces

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofCervidae

Questions about genus alces

What does genus alces mean?

genus alces means "elk or moose".

What is another word for genus alces?

Close synonyms include Alces. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus alces a common word?

genus alces is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.