elk
/elk/noun
(复同单, 或elks)
11.1
- Alces alces, family Cervidae.拉丁名Alces alces, 鹿科。
词源
late 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h. Other words which have undergone this change are dialect selk (Old English seolh 'seal') and fark (Old English færh 'farrow').