alce

noun2

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
2. •
   (no longer used) An elk.

   • Maclis, Plin. A beast in Scandinavia like to Alce, very swift, leaning to a tree when it sleepeth, and beeing once fallen, cannot lift it selfe vp againe. — 1610