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der Elch (-e)
   elk (Alces alces, Europe), moose (Alces alces, No. Amer.)

Frau Palin rühmt sich, einen frisch geschossenen Elch zerlegen zu können.
Ms. Palin boasts that she knows how to dress out a freshly shot moose.

Related Words:
der Elchtest elk test, roll-over test (high-speed swerve test for motor vehicles); (fig.) make-or-break test
der Elchhirsch or Elchbulle bull moose/elk
die Elchkuh cow moose/elk
der Wapiti elk (Cervus canadensis, North America and eastern Asia; a species of deer that is smaller than a moose or European elk)

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