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- moose 1
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
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Seeking to preserve the grandeur of its wilderness, Yellowstone ensures its visitors maintain their distance from the native animals, including bison, black bears, elk, and moose.
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Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Bear sightings, as well as other sightings of wildlife including bobcats and moose, can be reported to DEEP on its website.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
It's become the boy who cried wolf, bear, moose, badger, wombat, elephant, natterjack toad, mandrel, meerkat, blue whale, lesser skink, prairie dog, ferret, wildebeest, dingo, tree kangaroo, sloth, anteater, blue-footed booby, Norwegian Blue, and half the catalog in the Museum of Natural History.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
In addition to coyotes and deer, HuntLink is also creating opportunities for geese and wild turkeys, along with elk and moose.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2026
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Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Bear sightings, as well as other sightings of wildlife including bobcats and moose, can be reported to DEEP on its website.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
It's become the boy who cried wolf, bear, moose, badger, wombat, elephant, natterjack toad, mandrel, meerkat, blue whale, lesser skink, prairie dog, ferret, wildebeest, dingo, tree kangaroo, sloth, anteater, blue-footed booby, Norwegian Blue, and half the catalog in the Museum of Natural History.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
In addition to coyotes and deer, HuntLink is also creating opportunities for geese and wild turkeys, along with elk and moose.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Moose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moose. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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moose
noun
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
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