moose

moose

noun \ˈmüs\

plural moose

Definition of 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 United States, Europe, and Asia

2

capitalized [Loyal Order of Moose] : a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order

Illustration of MOOSE

Origin of MOOSE

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos moose

First Known Use: 1603

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with MOOSE

crouse, crus, cruse, deuce, douce, goose, juice, loose, mousse, noose, nous, puce, rhus, ruse, Russ, schuss, Seuss, sluice, spruce, truce, use, Zeus