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Moose

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the North American Indian (Algonquian) name of the North American representative of the European elk. The word is said to mean "cropper" or "trimmer," from the animal's habit of feeding on the branches of trees.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Moose'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/moose.html. 1910.
 
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