Elk (disambiguation)
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Elk may refer to a number of species of large deer:
- 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 Cervus canadensis. The various North American and Asian subspecies are sometimes 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 or ELK may also refer to:
Places:
- Ełk, a town in Poland
- Any of several towns in the United States:
- Elk, California
- Elk, Washington
- Elk, Wisconsin
- Elk Township, the name of several townships
- Elk Creek, several streams by that name
- Elk River, the name of numerous rivers and places
- Elk Lake, the name of several lakes
- Elk Range, a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies
- Elk Mountains (Colorado), a mountain range of the American Rockies
Technology:
- Extension Language Kit, a free Scheme implementation
- Elk (.hack), the name of a character in .hack
- Elk Cloner, a computer virus
- ELK Polyester, a cushion textile that is a low toxic, recycleable alternative to polyurethane manufactured by Teijin Fibers Ltd, Japan
Transport:
- Elk City Municipal Airport, a US airport with IATA airport code ELK
- Elko (Amtrak station), a US train station with Amtrak station code ELK
- South Devon Railway Eagle class, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive aka Elk
People
- Big Elk (c.1765-1846), chief of the Omaha
- Black Elk (c.1863-1950), Oglala Lakota Sioux medicine man and author
Other:
- An old name for the whooper swan (and possibly the greylag goose)
- A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks fraternal organization
- A transcription factor activated by Mitogen Activated Kinases (Entrez ID 2002)
[edit] See also
- Elk v. Wilkins, a United States Supreme Court case