Definitions for wapitiˈwɒp ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wap•i•tiˈwɒp ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-tis; -ti.
Category: Mammals
Ref: elk (def. 1). 2
Origin of wapiti:
1806, Amer.; < Shawnee wa·piti lit., white rump (Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white +*-etwiy- rump); introduced as an E word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton
Princeton's WordNet
wapiti, elk, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis(noun)
large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus(noun)
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Wiktionary
wapiti(Noun)
The American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis or Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
Origin: From waapiti.
Webster Dictionary
Wapiti(noun)
the American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size
Translations for wapiti
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
elk(noun)
a large North American deer.
- elandAfrikaans
- أيِّل كَبير شَمال أمْريكيArabic
- лосBulgarian
- alcePortuguese (BR)
- losCzech
- das nordamerikanische ElchtierGerman
- wapitiDanish
- άλκη (είδος ελαφιού)Greek
- alceSpanish
- põderEstonian
- گوزن شمالیFarsi
- hirviFinnish
- élanFrench
- אַייָלHebrew
- एक प्रकार का बड़ा उत्तर अमेरिकी हिरणHindi
- losCroatian
- jávorantilopHungarian
- rusa besar Amerika UtaraIndonesian
- wapiti, vapitiItalian
- へらじかJapanese
- 말코손바닥사슴Korean
- vapitisLithuanian
- [] alnisLatvian
- rusa besar Amerika UtaraMalay
- wapitiDutch
- hjortedyr, wapitiNorwegian
- północnoamerykańskie wapitiPolish
- گوزن شمالیPersian
- يولوى ګوزنPashto
- олень вапитиRussian
- losSlovak
- losSlovenian
- losSerbian
- kanadahjort, nordamerikansk vapitiSwedish
- กวางชนิดใหญ่อาศัยในอเมริกาเหนือThai
- elk, Kanada geyiğiTurkish
- 北美麋鹿Chinese (Trad.)
- олень-вапітіUkrainian
- شمالی امریکا کا ایک بڑا ہرنUrdu
- loài nai lớn ở Bắc MỹVietnamese
- 北美麋鹿Chinese (Simp.)
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