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Meaning of Moose | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
muːs

Definitions

  1. The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
  2. An Asian girl taken as a lover.
    US, slang
  3. An English surname.
  4. A Muslim.
    derogatory, slang, slur
  5. Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
  6. An ugly person.
    colloquial, derogatory, figuratively

Equivalents

Afrikaans eland
العربية الأيّل موظ
Azərbaycanca sığın
Беларуская лось
Български лос
Bosanski los лос
Català ant
Čeština los
Cymraeg elc
Dansk elg elsdyr
Deutsch Elch Elen
Ελληνικά άλκη χιμπατζής
Esperanto alko
Español alce anta ante elque
Eesti põder
Euskara altze
فارسی موس
Gaeilge mús
Gàidhlig lon
Galego alce anta ante
Hrvatski los лос
Magyar jávorszarvas
Հայերեն որմզդեղն
Bahasa Indonesia rusa
Íslenska elgur
Italiano alce
日本語 へらじか 箆鹿
Қазақша бұғы бұлан
Kurdî Ant Elk los Mûş
Latina Alces
Lietuvių briedis
Latviešu alnis
Македонски лос
Монгол хандгай
Bahasa Melayu elk
Nederlands eland
Português alce
Română elan
Русский лось
Slovenščina los
Српски los лос
Tagalog alse
Türkçe Alageyik sığın
Українська лось
Tiếng Việt nai sừng tấm

Examples

“We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.”
“Europe’s giant beavers lived at the same time as the first moose, Libralces gallicus.”
“In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.”
“Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a ‘Moose’ and still take care of his other obligations.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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