Alces
See also: alces and alcés
Translingual
Alces alces
Etymology
From Latin alces (“elk”).
Proper noun
Alces f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – the moose.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Cervidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alces alces - type species; Alces americanus (American moose) - species not universally accepted as distinct from A. alces
References
Alces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Alces at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Alces at AnimalBase
- Alces at Encyclopedia of Life
- Alces at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Alces in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.keːs/, [ˈäɫ̪keːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃes/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃes]
Proper noun
Alcēs m sg (genitive Alcis); third declension
- A river in Bithynia, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Alcēs |
| Genitive | Alcis |
| Dative | Alcī |
| Accusative | Alcem |
| Ablative | Alce |
| Vocative | Alcēs |
References
- Alces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette