elk vs hind

elk and hind both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elk	Yes	No	No	No
hind	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, hind is a hyponym of elk; that is, hind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elk:

Other hyponyms of elk include hart, stag, brocket.

elk (noun)	hind (noun)
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America	a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia	any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

elk (adjective)	hind (adjective)
	located at or near the back of an animal