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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 Elk (Cervus canadensis). 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, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive
- 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
- Elk Creek, several streams by that name
