the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death. equally balanced state; equilibrium. Mathematics. an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.
The word elk, like the Swedish word Ã¤lg (pronounced /elj/), is taken from the Latin alces. To make matters even more confusing, elk in North America is used for an entirely different animal â a kind of deer, Cervus elaphus, otherwise known as a Wapiti, which looks like this. The European elk (or moose), on the other hand, looks like this:
European elk-large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.Alces alces, elk, moose. cervid, deer-distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers. Alces, genus Alces-elk or moose.uropean elk-large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.