moose

noun

ˈmüs 

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

Illustration of moose

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Examples of moose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one of David’s early episodes of Twin Peaks, there’s a scene in a bank vault with Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Ontkean and there’s a moose head lying in the middle of the table. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025

The most common motifs are moose, or elk, humans and boats, and sometimes a mixture of these figures. —Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025

Stag Stool Bois De Marais is a triangular bog-wood chair with a spiky moose antler as its back support. —Osman Can Yerebakan, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025

The current flag depicts a farmer and a sailor flanking an image of moose beneath a tree on a dark blue backdrop. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos moose

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

moose

noun

ˈmüs 

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

Geographical Definition

Moose

geographical name

ˈmüs 

river 50 miles (80 kilometers) long in northeastern Ontario, Canada, flowing northeast into James Bay

Note: The Moose River is actually an estuary of the Abitibi, Mattagami, and other rivers.