Moose
21moose — (n.) 1610s, from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz (Cf. Penobscot muns, Ojibwa mooz, Unami Delaware /mo:s/), said by early sources to be from moosu he strips off, in reference to the animals stripping bark for food …
22moose — ► NOUN (pl. same) N. Amer. 1) a large northern deer with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck. 2) (also wapiti) a red deer of a large North American subspecies. ORIGIN from Abnaki (an American Indian language) …
23Moose — For other uses, see Moose (disambiguation). Alces redirects here. For other uses, see Alces (disambiguation). Moose …
24Moose — Torfmoos (Sphagnum squarrosum) Moose sind grüne Landpflanzen, die in der Regel kein Stütz und Leitgewebe ausbilden. Nach heutiger Auffassung haben sie sich vor etwa 400 bis 450 Millionen Jahren aus Grünalgen der Gezeitenzone entwickelt. Die Moose …
25moose — /moohs/, n., pl. moose. 1. a large, long headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers. 2. (cap.) a member of a fraternal and benevolent… …
26moose — n. 1) a band, herd of moose 2) a young moose is a calf 3) a female moose is a cow 4) a male moose is a bull (see the Usage Note for elk) * * * [muːs] herd of moose house meadow white moose …
27Moose — 1. Marchantia polymorpha (Vielgestaltiges Leberkraut). 2. Blasia pusilla (Kleine Blasie), a Kapsel. 3. Anthoceros laevis (Glattes Fruchthorn), a Kapsel. 4. Andreaea rupestris (Felsensteinmoos), a einzelne Pflanze, vergrößert. 5. Mnium cuspidatum… …
28moose — [[t]mu͟ːs[/t]] N COUNT (moose is both the singular and the plural form.) A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Some British speakers use moose to refer …
29moose — noun (plural moose) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos moose Date: 1603 1. a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer… …
30moose — UK [muːs] / US [mus] noun [countable] Word forms moose : singular moose plural moose a large deer that lives in North America, northern Europe, and Asia …
