See elk on Wiktionary
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"expansion": "Danish elg",
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"Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia."
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]
}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for elk meaning in All languages combined (22.0kB)
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