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Wap"i*ti (?), n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.] (Zoöl.) The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.

&fist; 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.

Wap"i*ti (?), n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.] (Zoöl.) The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.

&fist; 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • The American elk (Cervus elaphus). It is now considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.


wapiti


    Spanish
  • elk; wapiti
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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