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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
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Alces Alces, Elk, European Elk, Moose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alces
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 but recent unpublished findings by Dale Guthrie (personal comunication, July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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