1. Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
   "Herds of American elk grazed in the mountain meadows";
   - wapiti, elk [N. Amer], Cervus elaphus canadensis
    
2. Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
   "American elk stags battle during the autumn rut";
   - red deer, elk [N. Amer], wapiti, Cervus elaphus

Derived forms: American elk

Type of: cervid, deer

Part of: Cervus, genus Cervus

Encyclopedia: American elk