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Cannibal vs Moose - What's the difference?

cannibal | moose |

As nouns the difference between cannibal and moose

is that cannibal is an organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh while moose is the largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

cannibal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh.
    • (Charles Darwin)

    Related terms

    * cannibalise * cannibalism * cannibalistic

    moose

    English

    Etymology 1

    Earlier mus'', ''moos , from a Northeastern (etyl) language name for the animal, such as (etyl) moos, mws (cognate to (etyl) moos, (etyl) mos, (etyl) moz), from , referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding. Online Etymology Dictionary

    Noun

  • (US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
    • We saw a moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh .
  • (informal) An ugly person
    • Usage notes
    * The use of (as with the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant); however, this usage can sometimes be considered stilted when a group of more than one moose are considered individually, in which case avoidance of the plural may be the best option, necessitating the employment of a circumlocution.
    Synonyms
    * (l) (British), (l) (qualifier)
    Derived terms
    * moosebird * moose deer * mooseling * moosey * moose yard * mooseyness
    See also
    * (wikipedia "moose")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) moes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A stew.

    • References

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