"alces" meaning in Latin

See alces in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: alcēs [plural, nominative], alcēs [plural, vocative], alcĕm [singular, accusative], alcēs [plural, accusative], alcĭs [singular, genitive], alciŭm [plural, genitive], alcī [singular, dative], alcĭbŭs [plural, dative], alcĕ [singular, ablative], alcĭbŭs [plural, ablative]
  1. Élan.
    Sense id: fr-alces-la-noun-sQGQMq3B Categories (other): Cervidés en latin, Exemples en latin, Exemples en latin à traduire Topics: mammalogy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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