Definition of Genus alces

1. Noun. Elk or moose.

Exact synonyms: Alces
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Alces Alces, Elk, European Elk, Moose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alces

genus Ailurus
genus Aix
genus Ajaia
genus Ajuga
genus Alauda
genus Albatrellus
genus Albizia
genus Albizzia
genus Albuca
genus Albugo
genus Albula
genus Alca
genus Alcea
genus Alcedo
genus Alcelaphus
genus Alces
genus Aldrovanda
genus Alectis
genus Alectoria
genus Alectoris
genus Alectura
genus Alepisaurus
genus Aletris
genus Aleurites
genus Aleyrodes
genus Algeripithecus
genus Alisma
genus Allamanda
genus Alliaria
genus Alligator

Literary usage of Genus alces

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"... but recent unpublished findings by Dale Guthrie (personal comunication, July 1997) indicate that the genus Alces is a dubious place for this specimen. ..."

2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"B. ( 1 ) The northern genus Alces, including the Elk (qv), of large size, with great antlers ; the Water-deer (qv), ..."

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