noun
moose
moos
noun
1
A very large member of the deer family found in North America, with the male carrying broad, flat antlers.
"A moose wandered across the highway at dusk."
"They spotted a moose wading through the lake."
How to Use Moose
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe huge, antlered deer species native to North America.
Common mistake
The plural is also "moose" — never "mooses."
Word Forms
moose plural, mooses plural, meese plural, Mooses plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from an Eastern Algonquian word meaning roughly "it strips [bark]," describing how the animal feeds.