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

This means the landscape provides critical migration routes for species like elk, mule deer, bears, moose, and bobcats—thus allowing for exceptional wildlife sightings in the spring and fall that rival Yellowstone National Park. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026

Large moose tracks crisscross the path, a shadow of a nearby presence. —Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026

Until now, though, moths have not been known to drink the tears of North American moose. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025

The return of wolves could be a natural solution for regions where wildlife managers desire a reduction in moose, beaver, nutria or deer populations. —Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 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.