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Definition of elk noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

elk

noun

NAmE//ɛlk//

(pl. elk or elks)

1(also wapiti) a very large N. American deer

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2Elk a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a social organization that gives money to charity

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