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- moose 1
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
Examples of moose in a Sentence
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This hooded blanket from Hudson Baby comes in several animal options, including a fox and a moose.
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Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Alaska is home to the vast majority of U.S. moose, upwards of 200,000, with about 7,000 harvests annually.
—Scott Sonner, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
In February 2022, a moose attacked an Iditarod sled team, seriously injuring four dogs.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Certain animals such as moose, wolves and mountain goats must be checked by the agency.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
No moose were observed in Washington state before the 1960s but its growing population now exceeds 5,000.
—Scott Sonner, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
The five-time Iditarod winner encountered the moose 14 miles outside the race checkpoint in Skwentna on Monday at 1:43 a.m.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey wasn't the first musher to encounter a moose along that stretch of the race.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
If your little one is not into bunnies, these slippers are also available in shark, brown bear, puppy, and moose styles.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Alaska is home to the vast majority of U.S. moose, upwards of 200,000, with about 7,000 harvests annually.
—Scott Sonner, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
In February 2022, a moose attacked an Iditarod sled team, seriously injuring four dogs.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Certain animals such as moose, wolves and mountain goats must be checked by the agency.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
No moose were observed in Washington state before the 1960s but its growing population now exceeds 5,000.
—Scott Sonner, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
The five-time Iditarod winner encountered the moose 14 miles outside the race checkpoint in Skwentna on Monday at 1:43 a.m.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey wasn't the first musher to encounter a moose along that stretch of the race.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
If your little one is not into bunnies, these slippers are also available in shark, brown bear, puppy, and moose styles.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
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moose
noun
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
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