Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The North American stag or elk, Cervus canadensis, which is the North American representative of the stag or red deer of Europe, and resembles the latter, though it is much larger and of a stronger make, being one of the largest living representatives of the family Cervidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The American elk (
Cervus Canadensis ). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, Canada The American
elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis orCervus canadensis ). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the Europeanred deer , which it somewhat exceeds in size.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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A bear was an occasional amusement; a wapiti was a constant necessity; but the only wild animal dangerous to man was a rattle-snake or a skunk.
Failure (1871) 1918
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Other browsing mammals, such as wapiti, fallow deer, goat, chamois and thar, have restricted distributions but have caused severe damage in places.
Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008
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"In my opinion," continued Lucien, "the wapiti is the noblest of all the deer kind.
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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"In my opinion," continued Lucien, "the wapiti is the noblest of all the deer kind.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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It is instructive to see how many of the largest “true wapiti” heads listed in this book were killed in Wyoming.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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On fire with curiosity he inquired and found the animal had been shot by Mr. Otho Shaw, who had recently returned from a hunting expedition to Wyoming, whence he had brought some good wapiti heads.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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