Alces alces

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin alces (“elk, moose”). === Proper noun === Alces alces f A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – a large, northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in a male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America (unless North American members of genus Alces are treated as a separate species Alces americanus). ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Artiodactyla – order; Cervidae – family; Capreolinae or Odocoileinae – subfamily; Alces – genus ==== Hyponyms ==== (species): Alces alces alces, Alces alces caucasicus – subspecies ==== Coordinate terms ==== (species): Alces americanus – species === References === Moose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alces alces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alces alces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Alces alces at National Center for Biotechnology Information Alces_alces at Animal Diversity Web Alces alces at AnimalBase Alces alces at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.