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  2. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    Moose (Alces alces) deer: Algonquian: From moosu, likely meaning "he strips off," perhaps in reference to the way that they strip bark from trees. In Eurasia, the same species is known as "Elk", which probably derives from the Proto-Germanic language [165] [166] Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) killifish: Narragansett

  3. Alces - Wikipedia

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    Alces is a genus of artiodactyl mammals, that includes the largest species of the deer family. [1] There are two species in genus: the moose (Alces alces) and the fossil Alces gallicus (also known as the Gallic moose), that existed in the Pleistocene about 2 million years ago.

  4. List of cervids - Wikipedia

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    Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose. Most species do not have population estimates, though the roe deer has a population size of approximately 15 million, while several are considered endangered or critically endangered with populations as low ...

  5. Artiodactyl - Wikipedia

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    They are spread across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. This group includes, among other species, the red deer, moose, elk (wapiti), and reindeer (caribou). The bovids are the most species-rich. Among them are cattle, sheep, caprines, and antelopes, and more. The whippomorphs include hippos and cetaceans:

  6. Anishinaabe clan system - Wikipedia

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    The moose are mediators and exemplify peace. Clans are both a means of acquiring and retaining knowledge for the Anishinawbeg. Knowledge gained through experience and interactions with the natural world and other clan members is passed down and built upon through generations.

  7. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

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    Caucus (definition) The etymology is disputed: two possible sources are an Algonquian word for "counsel", 'cau´-cau-as´u'; or the Algonquian cawaassough, meaning an advisor, talker, or orator. [11] Chinkapin (definition) From Powhatan chechinquamins, [12] reconstituted as */t͡ʃiːht͡ʃiːnkweːmins/, the plural form. [13] Chipmunk (definition)

  8. Venison - Wikipedia

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    Venison steaks. Venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of deer (or antelope in South Africa). [1] Venison can be used to refer to any part of the animal, so long as it is edible, including the internal organs.

  9. MOOSE - Wikipedia

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    MOOSE, originally an acronym for Man Out Of Space Easiest but later changed to the more professional-sounding Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment, [1] was a proposed emergency "bail-out" system capable of bringing a single astronaut safely down from Earth orbit to the planet's surface.