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plural moose
1
: a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer family and inhabits forested areas of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia
2
capitalized
[Loyal Order of Moose]
: a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order
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Although widespread geographically throughout the United States and Canada, the disease is considered relatively rare in wild populations of deer, elk and moose, said Brian Richardson, the emerging-disease coordinator at the USGS wildlife center.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
At lower elevations, visitors can find moose, elk and a wealth of other herbivores grazing along the grasslands, while truly fortunate visitors might catch a glimpse of a cougar surveying the forest for prey.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The park has incredibly diverse terrain—coastal sand dunes, dense forests, meandering rivers, barrier islands—and fauna such as moose, beavers, and river otters.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
The deer population was at its height in the 1990s, according to deer and moose wildlife biologist Andrew Labonte, who works with DEEP’s wildlife division.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
At lower elevations, visitors can find moose, elk and a wealth of other herbivores grazing along the grasslands, while truly fortunate visitors might catch a glimpse of a cougar surveying the forest for prey.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The park has incredibly diverse terrain—coastal sand dunes, dense forests, meandering rivers, barrier islands—and fauna such as moose, beavers, and river otters.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
The deer population was at its height in the 1990s, according to deer and moose wildlife biologist Andrew Labonte, who works with DEEP’s wildlife division.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Moose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moose. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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moose
noun
plural moose
: a large cud-chewing mammal with broad flattened antlers and humped shoulders that is related to the deer and lives in forests of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia
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