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wapiti

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Noun

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wap=i=ti

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun wapiti has 2 senses

wapiti(n = noun.animal) american elk, cervus elaphus canadensis, elk - large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male; Array

is a kind of cervid, deer

is a member of cervus, genus cervus

wapiti(n = noun.animal) american elk, cervus elaphus, elk, red deer - common deer of temperate Europe and Asia; Array

is a kind of cervid, deer

is a member of cervus, genus cervus

has particulars: hart, stag, hind, brocket

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CIDE DICTIONARY

wapiti, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.].

The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size. [1913 Webster]

" By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of the male." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

wapiti, n. (pl. wapitis) a N. American deer, Cervus canadensis.

Etymology

Cree wapitik white deer

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