A large deer with brownish-red fur and large antlers (= horns like branches) that lives in the forests of North America, s one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and Eastern Asia. This animal should not be confused with the still larger moose (Alces alces) to which the name "elk" applies in British English and in reference to populations in Eurasia.
An animal with long legs, that eats grass, leaves, etc. and can run fast. Most male deer have antlers (= horns shaped like branches). There are many types of deer.
An African or Asian animal like a deer, that runs very fast. There are many types of antelope. An antelope is a member of a number of even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.
