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1. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
2. Obsolete form of elke (common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)).
3. (chiefly Europe, Commonwealth) Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
4. (Canada, US) common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
5. (British India) Sambar (Cervus unicolor).