What is the collective noun for moose
"logic is rooted in principle, rather than sentiment, and the sponging animals get what they deserve. Incidentally, this is also what the child expects."" Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose is a 1948 children's book by Dr. Seuss. Thidwick, a moose in a herd numbering approximately sixty who subsist mainly on moose-moss and live on the northern shore of Lake Winna-Bango, grants a small bug's request to ride on his antlers free of charge. The bug takes advantage of the moose's kindness and settles in as a permanent resident, inviting various other animals to live on and in"
"slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn features energetic fights between males competing for a female. ""Alces alces"" is called a ""moose"" in North American English, but an ""elk"" in British English; its scientific name comes from its name in Latin. The word ""elk"" in North American English refers to a completely different species of deer, the ""Cervus canadensis"", also called the wapiti. A mature male moose is called a bull, a mature female a cow, and an immature moose of either sex a calf. The word"
"would periodically pop-up and make a joke or comment on user actions or system events. Moose The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), ""Alces alces"" is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the Deer family. Moose are distinguished by the broad, palmate (""open-hand shaped"") antlers of the males; other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic (""twig-like"") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a"
"Moose The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), ""Alces alces"" is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the Deer family. Moose are distinguished by the broad, palmate (""open-hand shaped"") antlers of the males; other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic (""twig-like"") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. Moose have been reintroduced to"
"approval or disapproval by engaging in the ""moose call."" The caller places hands on either side of their head in imitation of moose antlers, hands outspread, thumbs to temples, and yells ""moooooo"" while wiggling their fingers. Mariner Moose The Mariner Moose is the team mascot of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team. In 1990, a contest for children 14 and under was held to select a mascot for the team under then-owner Jeff Smulyan. Out of 2500 entries received, the club chose the ""Mariner Moose,"" originally submitted by Ammon Spiller of Ferndale, Washington. The Moose made his debut"
"ice hockey, and various other sports, though he seems to have a preference for football. Moose was originally created to serve as the personification and stereotype of the jock—all brawn and no brains. In the Spanish version of the comic, Moose is called Gorilón (""Big Gorilla""). Moose's given real name is Marmaduke Mason. Other names given for Moose through the early years were Francis ""Moose"" McGonagal, Merton Matowski and Moose McGee in his very first appearance. His various tendencies may be inherited from one of his first ancestors to immigrate to the United States. In one story, a Russian named"
"(the moose of continental Europe), which was less familiar to the British colonists. For a long time neither species had an official name, but were called a variety of things. Eventually, in North America the wapiti became known as an elk while the moose retained its Anglicized Native-American name. In 1736, Samuel Dale wrote to the Royal Society of Great Britain: The common light-grey moose, called by the Indians, Wampoose, and the large or black-moose, which is the beast whose horns I herewith present. As to the grey moose, I take it to be no larger than what Mr. John"
"Old English ""gōs"" with the plural ""gēs"" and ""gandres"" (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, and gosling, respectively), Frisian ""goes"", ""gies"" and ""guoske"", New High German ""Gans"", ""Gänse"", and ""Ganter"", and Old Norse ""gās"". This term also gave , (goose, from Old Irish ""géiss""), , Ancient (""khēn""), , (heron), Sanskrit ""hamsa"" and ""hamsi"", , Avestan ""zāō"", , , (""guska"" / ""gusak""), (""gusyna"" / ""gus""), , and (""ghāz""). The term ""goose"" applies to the female in particular, while ""gander"" applies to the male in particular. Young birds before fledging are called ""goslings"". The collective noun for a group of geese on"
"given the common name ""moccasin"" or ""moccasin snake"" in the United States, which is the Algonquian word for ""shoe"". The origin of this nickname are unknown. The first known use of ""moccasin"" to refer to a deadly venomous snake was in a 1765 publication. The nickname is used to refer to both cottonmouths and copperheads. According to the Word Detective, this use may be related to their color and appearance or the silence with which they move. Another source for this name may be the Native American word ""mokesoji"" of unknown origin and meaning. Members of this genus have a"
"Moke (slang) Moke is a term used in the British Isles as slang for ""donkey"". In Australia it refers to a nag or inferior horse, and is employed by residents of the Hawaiian Islands in similar fashion as the British to derogatorily describe segments of the local Polynesian population. In practice, the word ""moke"" is similar to ""redneck"", as it is only used to describe a certain personality type, instead of an entire ethnic group. John William's ""A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands"" (1832) is one of the earliest records of Mokes in literature. Williams, a"
"seems to be spreading. Moose are mostly diurnal. They are generally solitary with the strongest bonds between mother and calf. Although moose rarely gather in groups, there may be several in close proximity during the mating season. Mating occurs in September and October. The males are polygamous and will seek several females to breed with. During this time both sexes will call to each other. Males produce heavy grunting sounds that can be heard from up to 500 meters away, while females produce wail-like sounds. Males will fight for access to females. Initially, the males assess which of them is"
"Mouse A mouse, plural mice, is a small rodent characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (""Mus musculus""). It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are known to invade homes for food and shelter. Species of mice are mostly found in Rodentia, and are present throughout the order. Typical mice are found in the genus Mus. Mice are typically distinguished from rats by their size. Generally, when someone discovers"
"name in place of a common name. Although they preferred the use of a local name, they reported that the languages of southern Pakistan do not distinguish among small rodent species (see haraam). Instead, Norris et al. (2008) proposed that the species be referred to as Hotson's brush-tailed mouse, identifying a major morphological feature of the genus. Jordan et al. (2008) have since adopted this as the primary common name, but also list Hotson's mouse-like hamster (but not Hotson's Calomyscus). As with most species of small mammal, common names are rarely used outside of checklists and field guides, and most"
"belongs to ""clade D"" within the oryzomyine group, together with many other island-dwelling species. The molars of both species possess several accessory crests in addition to the main cusps. In addition to some differences in features of the chewing surface of the molars, ""A. donovani"" has more roots on its lower molars than does ""A. praeuniversitatis"". The name ""Agathaeromys"" combines the Greek words ' ""good"", ' ""air"", and """" ""mouse"", referring to the name of the island of Bonaire and to the ""fresh air"" that contributions by Marcelo Weksler and colleagues brought to the classification of Oryzomyini. The name ""donovani"""
"Common kusimanse The common kusimanse (""Crossarchus obscurus""), also known as the long-nosed kusimanse or cusimanse, is a small, diurnal kusimanse or dwarf mongoose. Of three subfamilies of ""Herpestidae"" (Herpestinae, Mungotinae and Galidiinae), the kusimanse is a member of Mungotinae, which are small and very social. The common kusimanse has a vaguely weasel-shaped body with dark or reddish brown fur that is thick, with a wiry texture down the back, and fine and soft on the underside. It has a long snout, short legs, a short, relatively stiff tail which tapers to a point, long claws, small ears, small, dark colored"
"Mongoose Mongoose is the popular English name for 29 of the 34 species in the 14 genera of the family Herpestidae, which are small feliform carnivorans native to southern Eurasia and mainland Africa. The other five species (all African) in the family are the four kusimanses in the genus ""Crossarchus"", and the species ""Suricata suricatta"", commonly called meerkat in English. Six species in the family Eupleridae are endemic to the island of Madagascar. These are called ""mongoose"" and were originally classified as a genus within the family Herpestidae, but genetic evidence has since shown that they are more closely related"
"(""mys"", μῦς, being the Ancient Greek word for ""mouse""); this because the type species of the genus was first found on Mount Apo. The specific name, ""gracilirostris"", is a combination of the Latin words ""gracilis"" ""slender"" and ""rostrum"" ""snout"" and refers to the animal's long, slender snout. The genus ""Apomys"", of which the large Mindoro forest mouse is a member, can be identified by its small size, a long tail, elongate, narrow hind feet, the presence of four abdominal mammary glands, and a large number of skull characteristics. Within this genus, the large Mindoro forest mouse has several specific identifying"
"derives from the Greek words ""mikros"", meaning ""small"", and ""kebos"", meaning ""monkey"". The Latin version of ""kebos"", ""cebus"", is a common suffix used for primate names, despite the fact that the gray mouse lemur is a lemur, and not a monkey. The species name, ""murinus"", means ""mouse-like"" and derives from the Latin word ""mus"", or ""mouse"", and the Latin suffix ""-inus"", which means ""like"". The lemur is known locally by several names in Malagasy, depending upon the region. Around Tôlanaro (Fort Dauphin), it is called ""pondiky"" . In the northern end of its range, it is known as ""tsidy"" ."
"called ""boars"", females are called ""sows"". A group of moles is called a ""labour"". Moles have been found to tolerate higher levels of carbon dioxide than other mammals, because their blood cells have a special form of hemoglobin, that has a higher affinity to oxygen than other forms. In addition to this, moles utilize oxygen more effectively by reusing the exhaled air, and as a result, are able to survive in low-oxygen environments such as underground burrows. Moles have polydactyl forepaws; each has an extra thumb (also known as a prepollex) next to the regular thumb. While the mole's other"
"Moose the movie Moose, sometime called Moose the movie, is a 2015 American supernatural comedy thriller film set in the fictional town of Gangrene Gulch, Alaska. It was written by Chad Carpenter, author of the Alaska-themed comic strip ""Tundra"", with his brother Darin Carpenter. Filming took place primarily in Wasilla, Alaska. ""Moose"" follows two park rangers who, together with the local townspeople, must find and kill a supernatural killer moose released from an ancient prison before it destroys the town completely. The film features many individuals from the local community, references to Alaskan culture, and humor reminiscent of the author's"
"other indigenous languages. Although American English has since adopted 'tipi,' 'hogan' and 'quiggly hole' to refer to quite different housing structures, in the early part of the nineteenth century, referring to them all as 'wigwams' was commonplace as it was already adopted as the general word for an Indian dwelling. Similarly, 'moose' was not replaced by Lakȟótiyapi héblaska, Navajo deeteel nor X̱aadas Kíl chask'w, but in fact replaced Tsinúk hyas mowitch with the corresponding Chinook Jargon word moose from Massachusett, via English, having replaced the original term. Most of the 'wigwam words,' including 'wigwam,' were not borrowed directly from Massachusett"
"in general. Fear of mice Fear of mice and rats is one of the most common specific phobias. It is sometimes referred to as musophobia (from Greek ""μῦς"" ""mouse"") or murophobia (a coinage from the taxonomic adjective ""murine"" for the family Muridae that encompasses mice and rats), or as suriphobia, from French ""souris"", ""mouse"". The phobia, as an unreasonable and disproportionate fear, is distinct from reasonable concern about rats and mice contaminating food supplies, which may potentially be universal to all times, places, and cultures where stored grain attracts rodents, which then consume or contaminate the food supply. In many"
"used. However, the change would have made it harder to find older works about in which the phylum was called ""Bryozoa"", and the desire to avoid ambiguity, if applied consistently to all classifications, would have necessitated renaming of several other phyla and many lower-level groups. In practice, zoological naming of split or merged groups of animals is complex and not completely consistent. Works since 2000 have used various names to resolve the ambiguity, including: ""Bryozoa"", ""Ectoprocta"", ""Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)"", and ""Ectoprocta (Bryozoa)"". Some have used more than one approach in the same work. The common name ""moss animals"" is based on"
"a smaller muroid rodent, its common name includes the term ""mouse"", while if it is larger, the name includes the term ""rat"". Common terms ""rat"" and ""mouse"" are not taxonomically specific. Scientifically, the term mouse is not confined to members of ""Mus"" for example, the deer mouse. Domestic mice sold as pets often differ substantially in size from the common house mouse. This is attributable both to breeding and to different conditions in the wild. The most well known strain, the white lab mouse, has more uniform traits that are appropriate to its use in research. Cats, wild dogs, foxes,"
"the description of ""A. gracilirostris"". In ten years time, eight new mammal species were added to the list. In 2006, another new ""Apomys"" was described: ""Apomys camiguinensis"" (Camiguin forest mouse). ""Apomys"" also comprises several species which are yet undescribed, two of which are from Mindoro. Another species from Mindoro, from the predominantly Indonesian genus ""Maxomys"", has yet to receive its scientific name. In accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the name ""Apomys gracilirostris"" is a binomen. The generic name, ""Apomys"" was proposed by American biologist Edgar Mearns in 1905 and has the meaning of ""mouse from Mount Apo"""
"that about 950 marsh mongooses are hunted yearly in the Cameroon part of the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests. Marsh mongoose The marsh mongoose (""Atilax paludinosus"") is a medium-sized mongoose native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it inhabits foremost freshwater wetlands. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. The generic name ""Atilax"" was introduced in 1826 by Frédéric Cuvier. In 1829, Georges Cuvier referred to a mongoose in the marshes of the Cape Province using the scientific name ""Herpestes paludinosus"". It is the only member of the genus ""Atilax"". The marsh mongoose’s fur is dark reddish"
"AD, the terms ""mushrom, mushrum, muscheron, mousheroms, mussheron, or musserouns"" were used. The term ""mushroom"" and its variations may have been derived from the French word ""mousseron"" in reference to moss (""mousse""). Delineation between edible and poisonous fungi is not clear-cut, so a ""mushroom"" may be edible, poisonous, or unpalatable. Cultural or social phobias of mushrooms and fungi may be related. The term ""fungophobia"" was coined by William Delisle Hay of England, who noted a national superstition or fear of ""toadstools"". The word ""toadstool"" has apparent analogies in Dutch ""padde(n)stoel"" (toad-stool/chair, mushroom) and German ""Krötenschwamm"" (toad-fungus, alt. word for panther"
"of Europe, thought that the larger North American animal resembled a moose, and consequently gave it the name ""elk"", which is the common European name for moose. The word ""elk"" is related to the Latin ""alces"", Old Norse ""elgr"", Scandinavian ""elg""/""älg"" and German ""Elch"", all of which refer to the animal known in North America as the moose. The name ""wapiti"" is from the Shawnee and Cree word ""waapiti"", meaning ""white rump"". This name is used in particular for the Asian subspecies (Altai wapiti, Tian Shan wapiti, Manchurian wapiti and Alashan wapiti), because in Eurasia the name ""elk"" continues to"
"Fear of mice Fear of mice and rats is one of the most common specific phobias. It is sometimes referred to as musophobia (from Greek ""μῦς"" ""mouse"") or murophobia (a coinage from the taxonomic adjective ""murine"" for the family Muridae that encompasses mice and rats), or as suriphobia, from French ""souris"", ""mouse"". The phobia, as an unreasonable and disproportionate fear, is distinct from reasonable concern about rats and mice contaminating food supplies, which may potentially be universal to all times, places, and cultures where stored grain attracts rodents, which then consume or contaminate the food supply. In many cases a"
"Smoky mouse The smoky mouse, fausse souris fuligineuse, raton bastardo fumoso, or Koonoom (""Pseudomys fumeus"") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southeastern Australia. It was first described in 1934 and its species name is Latin ""smoky"". As its name suggests, it is a grey-furred mouse, darker grey above and paler smoky grey below. Mice from the Grampians are larger and a darker more slate-grey above. It has a black eye-ring and dark grey muzzle. The feet are light pink, and the ears a grey-pink. The tail is longer than the mouse's body, and is pink"
"Greek ""ichneumon"", which means 'tracker'. This name also happens to be the species and common name for the Egyptian mongoose (""Herpestes ichneumon""). The species name, ""albicauda"", is derived from the Latin words ""albus"", meaning 'white', and ""cauda"", which means 'tail'. The white-tailed mongoose feeds mostly on insects, but will feed on a wide variety of other foods as well. Locusts, beetles, and mole crickets make up the majority of their diet. Rats, mice, shrews, lizards, snakes, small birds are also eaten, along with the occasional fruits and berries. The eggs of birds are also eaten; they will break open the"
"appeared in 1859 in court records in conjunction with a lawsuit filed against the New York and Harlem Railway. Like many nautical terms this one may have come from Danish. The Danish word for a galley is ""kabys"". The Danish ""y"" is pronounced like the English ""oo"", thus ""caboose"". The plural is ""kabyser"". There is some disagreement on what constitutes the proper plural form of the word ""caboose."" Similar words, like goose (pluralized as ""geese"") and moose (pluralized as ""moose""), differ. The most common pluralization of caboose is ""cabooses,"" with some arguing it should remain ""caboose"". It was common for"
"to other Madagascar carnivorans in the family Eupleridae; they have been classified in the subfamily Galidiinae within Eupleridae since 2006. Herpestidae is placed within the suborder Feliformia, together with the cat, hyena, and Viverridae families. The word ""mongoose"" is likely derived from the Marathi name ' () (pronounced as ) and ultimately from the Telugu name ' or Kannada """". The form of the English name (since 1698) was altered to its ""-goose"" ending by folk-etymology. It has no etymological connection with the word goose. Historically, it has also been spelled ""mungoose"". The plural form is ""mongooses"", or, rarely, ""mongeese""."