英语词汇“irish elk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Irish elk n. an extinct giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus, with very large palmate antlers up to 3 m (10 ft) across, whose remains have been found in late Pleistocene deposits in Ireland and other parts of Eurasia; also called giant deer, Irish deer, megaceros.

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Irish deer1697

Irish elk1792

megaceros1844

1792 R. Kerr Animal Kingdom 296 Irish Elk—C. Alces fossilis. The horns have long beams, are palmated, and are furnished with flatted brow antlers.

1844 Rep. 13th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843 237 The most remarkable of the unquestionably extinct species of the Cervine family is that which is commonly called the Irish Elk.

1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xviii. 356 Among the more interesting forms was the gigantic ‘Irish elk’, Megaceros, with the largest antlers of any known deer.

1964 G. K. Whitehead Deer Great Brit. & Ireland xxx. 435 The giant deer—variously called great fallow deer and, quite erroneously, the Irish elk—was undoubtedly the finest deer that has ever inhabited Great Britain.

2000 New Scientist 25 Mar. 37/2 Yet the Irish elk's antlers were almost a third heavier than those of the modern moose.

单词	irish elk
释义	> as lemmas Irish elk Irish elk n. an extinct giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus, with very large palmate antlers up to 3 m (10 ft) across, whose remains have been found in late Pleistocene deposits in Ireland and other parts of Eurasia; also called giant deer, Irish deer, megaceros. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > extinct types Irish deer1697 Irish elk1792 megaceros1844 1792 R. Kerr Animal Kingdom 296 Irish Elk—C. Alces fossilis. The horns have long beams, are palmated, and are furnished with flatted brow antlers. 1844 Rep. 13th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843 237 The most remarkable of the unquestionably extinct species of the Cervine family is that which is commonly called the Irish Elk. 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xviii. 356 Among the more interesting forms was the gigantic ‘Irish elk’, Megaceros, with the largest antlers of any known deer. 1964 G. K. Whitehead Deer Great Brit. & Ireland xxx. 435 The giant deer—variously called great fallow deer and, quite erroneously, the Irish elk—was undoubtedly the finest deer that has ever inhabited Great Britain. 2000 New Scientist 25 Mar. 37/2 Yet the Irish elk's antlers were almost a third heavier than those of the modern moose. extracted from Irishadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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