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Look up: Elk

  1. Elk
    (jargon) /e-li:'z* *-fekt'/ (From ELIZA) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol '+' that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that people associate it with addition. Using '+' or 'plus' to me...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Elk

  2. Elk
    A large member of the deer family. Elk meat is called 'venison.' Antelope, caribou, elk, deer, moose and reindeer meat is also classified as venison, the most popular large animal game meat in the U.S.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com

  3. elk
    [n] - large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Elk
    A large deer with antlers that used to live in Britain. These now live in Russia and eastern Europe. They stand higher than two metres. A prehistoric Elk has been found at Neasham, near Darlington.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  5. elk
    leather made from real elk skin; resembles Buckskin Category: Various industries and crafts • stout,rugged cattle hide upper specially dressed to have a pliability and waterproofness suitable for work,casual and sports footwear Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Elk
    Elk noun [ Icelandic elgr ; akin to Swedish elg , Anglo-Saxon eolh , Old High German elaho , Middle High German elch , confer Latin alces ; perhaps akin to English eland .] (Zoology) A large dee...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/22

  7. elk
    <zoology> A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. elk
    European elk noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk` in Europe and `moose` in North America
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Elk
    • (n.) Alt. of Elke • (n.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Elk
    county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a mountainous region on the Allegheny Plateau that is drained by the west and east branches ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/23

  11. elk
    in Europe, a member of Alces alces, large-hoofed mammals known in North America as the moose (q.v.). The name is also used for several large deer of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/23

  12. elk
    elks, elk A gang of elks or a gang of elk.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. elk
    elk, name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose. The name elk is used in North America to designate a dif...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08171

  14. Elk
    The elk or moose, is a large deer (Alces alces) found in north Europe, Asia and Scandinavia.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. elk
    Click images to enlargeLarge deer Alces alces inhabiting northern Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, and North America, where it is known as the moose. It is brown in colour, stands about 2 m/6 ft at the shoulders, has very large palmate antlers, a fleshy muzzle, short neck, and long legs. It feeds on leave...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. Elk
    (disambiguation) The `Elk` (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia. `Elk` may also refer to: Other species: Places: Other uses: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

  17. Elk
    (album) Elk is the second album by Inga Liljeström. It was released in 2005 – 7 years after her first album, Urchin.<ref name="Official Website discography">http://www.ingaliljestrom.com/diskography.html Official Website discography--> <ref name="Groovescooter R...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

  18. Elk
    (Milwaukee sculpture) `Elk` is a public artwork by an unknown artist located in front of the url=http://www.elks.org/lodges/ContactUs.cfm?LodgeNumber=0046-->-->, which is on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The zinc sculpture depicts a 7`6" tall elk atop ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

  19. Elk
    (steam tug) `Elk` was a steam tug that operated on Puget Sound, and earlier, from 1880 to 1896, on Lake Washington under the name of `Katherine`. Career: Elk was originally constructed at abbr=on--> on the beam, and rated at 14.25 registered tons.<ref name = Lewis/>
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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