moose: [17] The moose’s name is a native American word. It comes from Natick moos, which has been linked by some with Narragansett moosu ‘he strips’, an allusion to the moose’s habit of stripping the bark from trees.
moose (n.)
1610s, from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz (compare Penobscot muns, Ojibwa mooz, Unami Delaware /mo:s/), said by early sources to be from moosu "he strips off," in reference to the animals' stripping bark for food.
例文
1. He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.
彼は19日間のヘラジカの狩猟活動に参加するために新スコシアに出発した。
2.It 's a great honor to be introduced by Ambassador Moose .
ムース（ Moose ）大使に紹介していただき、光栄です。
3.There was a moose head on the wall.Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.
壁にはヘラジカの頭が掛けられている。お笑い好きな人が口の中にタバコを入れた。
4.But he did linger，debating，over a squat moose -hide sack.
しかし、彼はためらって、そこでひたすら計算して、今回は厚い鹿の皮のポケットのためだった。
-生命を愛する
5.He paused to gaze at the squat moose -hide sack.