Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wapiti"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wapiti \Wap"i*ti\, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The American elk ({Cervus Canadensis}). It is closely related
to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
Note: 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
wapiti
n : large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
[syn: {American elk}, {Cervus canadensis}]
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