Roosevelt elk

noun

Roo·​se·​velt elk

ˈrōz(ə)ˌvelt- also -vəlt- sometimes ˈrüz-

: a large North American elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) of the Coast and Cascade mountain ranges of the Pacific northwest

Word History

Etymology

after Theodore Roosevelt

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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