Definition of Megaloceros
:a genus of Pleistocene European cervid mammals including the gigantic Irish elk
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Meg·a·loc·e·ros
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Origin and Etymology of megaloceros
New Latin, from Greek megalokerōs having large horns, from megal- + -kerōs (from keras horn)
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