Elk

Elk may refer to a number of species of large deer:

The name originates with Alces alces, the largest extant deer species, called elk in Europe and moose in North America.
In North America it refers to Cervus elaphus, which is called a red deer in Europe, and a maral in Asia. The various North American subspecies are also 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 may also be:

An old name for the Whooper Swan or possibly the Greylag Goose (according to the Oxford English Dictionary)
Ełk, Poland, a town in Poland
Elk, California, a town in the United States
Elk, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks fraternal organization
Elk, the name of a British ferry
ELK, an acronym for a shaft with which a mobile pallet (dolly) can be steered. This acronym is deduced from the German language and stands for "one-point handle joint" (Einpunkt-Lenk-Kupplung).
[Goodnight Elk], an indie net label.
Elk, the name of a character in .Hack

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