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Elk (disambiguation)

The name originates with '' Alces Alces '', the largest extant deer species, called the elk in Europe and the Moose in North America.

In North America it refers to the Elk ''Cervis canadensis''. The various North American subspecies are also called wapiti.

In India it was used to refer to ''Cervus unicolor'', commonly known as the Sambar .

The word is also used to indicate ''Megaloceros'', the extinct giant deer or Irish Elk .

Elk may also be:

An old name for the Whooper Swan or possibly the Greylag Goose (according to the Oxford English Dictionary)

A member of the Benevolent And Protective Order Of Elks fraternal organization

Elk , a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive

Elk (.hack) , the name of a character in .hack

Elk Cloner , a computer virus

Place names:

Ełk , a town in Poland

Any of several towns in the United States:

--- Elk, California

--- Elk, Washington

--- Elk, Wisconsin

--- Elk Ridge, Utah

Elk Creek , several streams by that name

As an acronym:

ELK, an acronym for a shaft with which a mobile pallet ( Dolly ) can be steered. This acronym is deduced from the German language and stands for "one-point handle joint" (Einpunkt-Lenk-Kupplung)

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