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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hooper \hoop"er\, n. zool. so called from its note.
   the european whistling, or wild, swan olor cygnus; --
   called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk. hoopoe
see also:
olor cygnus hooper swan whooping swan elk 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
whistling \whis"tling\,
   a.  n. from whistle, v.
   1913 webster

   whistling buoy. naut. see under buoy.

   whistling coot zool., the american black scoter.

   whistling dick. zool.
   a an australian shrike thrush colluricincla selbii.
   b the song thrush. prov. eng.

   whistling duck. zool.
   a the golden-eye.
   b a tree duck.

   whistling eagle zool., a small australian eagle
      haliastur sphenurus; -- called also whistling hawk,
      and little swamp eagle.

   whistling plover. zool.
   a the golden plover.
   b the black-bellied, or gray, plover.

   whistling snipe zool., the american woodcock.

   whistling swan. zool.
   a the european whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
       and elk.
   b an american swan olor columbianus. see under swan.
       

   whistling teal zool., a tree duck, as dendrocygna
      awsuree of india.

   whistling thrush. zool.
   a any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
       myiophonus, native of asia, australia, and the east
       indies. they are generally black, glossed with blue, and
       have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. their note
       is a loud and clear whistle.
   b the song thrush. prov. eng.
       1913 webster
see also:
whistle whistling buoy buoy whistling coot whistling dick colluricincla selbii 
whistling duck whistling eagle haliastur sphenurus whistling hawk little swamp eagle 
whistling plover whistling snipe whistling swan wild swan elk 
olor columbianus swan whistling teal dendrocygna awsuree whistling thrush 
myiophonus 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
elk \elk\ e^lk, n. icel. elgr; akin to sw. elg, as. eolh,
   ohg. elaho, mhg. elch, cf. l. alces; perh. akin to e. eland.
   zo"ol.
   a large deer, of several species. the european elk alces
   alces formerly alces machlis or cervus alces is
   closely allied to the american moose. the american elk, or
   wapiti cervus canadensis the largest member of the deer
   family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
   to the european stag. see moose, and wapiti.
   1913 webster +pjc

   irish elk paleon., a large, extinct, quaternary deer
      cervus giganteus with widely spreading antlers. its
      remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
      ireland and england. see illustration in appendix; also
      illustration of antler.

   cape elk zo"ol., the eland. elk
see also:
alces alces alces machlis cervus alces cervus canadensis moose wapiti 
irish elk cervus giganteus antler cape elk 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
elk \elk\, elke \elke\, n. zo"ol.
   the european wild or whistling swan cygnus ferus.
   1913 webster
see also:
cygnus ferus 
[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
elk \elk\ e^lk, prop. n.
   a member of the fraternal organization named benevolent and
   protective order of elks, supporting various services to
   their communities.
   pjc

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
elk
     n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the
         male; called elk in europe and moose in north america
         syn: european elk, moose, alces alces
see also:
european elk moose alces alces 
[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
33 moby thesaurus words for "elk":
   cape elk, virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
   caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, fallow deer, fawn,
   gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
   mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
   roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest




[8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
elk
     extension language kit scheme
     
     

[9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
elk
     
        extension language kit
     
     
see also:
extension language kit 
[10] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
elk, ca
  zip codes: 95432
elk, wa
  zip codes: 99009

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
elk -- u.s. county in kansas
   population 2000:    3261
   housing units 2000: 1860
   land area 2000:     647.293474 sq. miles 1676.482330 sq. km
   water area 2000:    3.071416 sq. miles 7.954931 sq. km
   total area 2000:    650.364890 sq. miles 1684.437261 sq. km
   located within:       kansas ks, fips 20
   location:             37.425671 n, 96.238982 w
   headwords:
    elk
    elk, ks
    elk county
    elk county, ks


[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
elk -- u.s. county in pennsylvania
   population 2000:    35112
   housing units 2000: 18115
   land area 2000:     828.651934 sq. miles 2146.198565 sq. km
   water area 2000:    3.578653 sq. miles 9.268669 sq. km
   total area 2000:    832.230587 sq. miles 2155.467234 sq. km
   located within:       pennsylvania pa, fips 42
   location:             41.422346 n, 78.655412 w
   headwords:
    elk
    elk, pa
    elk county
    elk county, pa



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