Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - moose

 noun  (plural ~)  Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos ~  Date: 1603  1. a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer family and inhabits forested areas of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia  2. capitalized Loyal Order of Moose a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order MOOSE  geographical name river 50 miles (80 kilometers) Canada in NE Ontario flowing NE into James Bay; estuary of Abitibi, Mattagami, & other rivers