moose

moose
moose (n.) 1610s, from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz (Cf. Penobscot muns, Ojibwa mooz, Unami Delaware /mo:s/), said by early sources to be from moosu "he strips off," in reference to the animals' stripping bark for food.

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Synonyms:
, (Cervus alces or Alces malchis)


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