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alces

alces is the plural of alce.

alces is the genitive of alce.

Meaning of alce

Noun (1)

alce (plural alces)

  1. (obsolete) An elk.
    • Alces, brought for the nonce out of the great wooddes of Germany.1541, Elyot, Image Gov., published 1556, page 81; quoted in “† Alce”, in James A[ugustus] H[enry] Murray [et al.], editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English...

Noun (2)

alce (plural alces)

  1. (rare) A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
    • Ar. a fesse betw. three alces’ or griffins’ heads erased sa.1842, John Burke, John Bernard Burke, A General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, London: […] Edward Churton, […]
    Synonyms:
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Questions about alces

What is alces the plural of?
Alces is the plural of alce.

Words near alces in the dictionary

  1. alcedinids
  2. alcelaphin
  3. alcelaphine
  4. alcelaphines
  5. alcelaphins
  6. alces
  7. Alcester
  8. Alcestis
  9. alchah
  10. alchahs
  11. alchemic

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