noun
Refers to the large deer species Alces alces. In British English, 'elk' is the same animal; in North American English, 'elk' usually refers to Cervus canadensis (wapiti), so 'moose' is the safer translation.
ヘラジカは北アメリカや北欧の森林に生息している。
Moose inhabit the forests of North America and Northern Europe.
あの大きなヘラジカの角
Those big moose antlers are really impressive, aren't they?
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The name ヘラジカ (箆鹿) literally means 'spatula deer', referring to the broad, palmate antlers of the moose. The kanji 箆/篦 means 'spatula' or 'paddle', and 鹿 means 'deer'.