a red deer of a large race native to North America. Also called elk in North America 美洲赤鹿。 (北美亦称 elk)
Cervus elaphus canadensis, family Cervidae; it is sometimes treated as a separate species (C. canadensis) 拉丁名Cervus elaphus canadensis,鹿科;有时被认为是一个单独的物种(马鹿)
语源
early 19th cent.: from Shawnee, literally white rump'