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Moose River(encyclopedia)
Bull Moose Party(encyclopedia)

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moose noun1. [mu:s] Pl. same. E17.
[Eastern Abnaki mos.]
An elk (Alces alces), esp. a N. American or Siberian elk.
Comb.: moose berry = (the fruit of) the moose bush; moose-bird N. Amer. the Canada jay; moose bush a N. American white-flowered shrub, Viburnum alnifolium, of the honeysuckle family; moose fly any of several N. American horseflies, esp. one of the genus Chrysops; moose milk Canad. (a) rum and milk; (b) home-made liquor; moose pasture Canad. land of no value; moosewood (a) striped maple, Acer pensylvanicum; (b) leatherwood, Dirca palustris; moose-yard N. Amer. an area in which the snow has been trodden down by moose remaining there during the winter months.