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

capitalized [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

And if one of the survivalists kills a moose, musk ox, or some other large animal, that’s pretty cool, too. —Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025

The movement resolved into a large moose ambling toward the water. —Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025

Here's how far visitors should stay back from animals at Yellowstone, per NPS: Bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes: Stay more than 25 yards, or 75 feet, away Bears, wolves and cougars: Stay at least 100 yards, or 300 feet, away How many bison are at Yellowstone? —Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 June 2025

In this boreal forest rich with lakes and rivers in the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, caribou, wolverines, moose, and other wildlife flourish. —Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 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.