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

Moose [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

One of Florida's ornaments features a beach scene, while one of Alaska's features a moose. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

Chronic wasting disease is a progressive, fatal disease that attacks the nervous system of deer, elk and moose. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025

In the absence of high numbers of humans, wolves, lynx, wild boar, moose, deer, foxes, European bison and even the endangered Przewalski’s horse can now be found in the area. —New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025

This elegant two-piece set features a large adult moose and a baby calf, both equipped with 170 warm white LED lights to illuminate after dark. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos moose

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for moose

• coos
• cruce
• deuce
• douce
• duce
• goose
• hoose
• juice
• loose
• mousse
• noose
• nous

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.