wapiti

wapiti
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.

Of deer there are in North America perhaps eight species : the black-tailed deer of the Pacific coast ; the mule-deer, and the white-tailed deer, of the Upper Missouri region and westward; the common deer of the United States east of the Missouri ; the wapiti of the northern and northwestern portions of the United States; one or two species of reindeer ; and the moose of the northern portion of the continent. Next to the moose, the wapiti or American elk (Cervus Canadensis) is the largest deer in North America.


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Synonyms:
, (Cervus Canadensis)


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  • Wapiti — Bulle Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) Unterordnung: Wiederkäuer (Ruminantia) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • wapiti — ☆ wapiti [wä′pə tē ] n. pl. wapitis or wapiti [< Shawnee waapiti, lit., one with a white rump < waap , white + iti, rump] a large, North American deer (Cervus canadensis) with widely branching antlers and a short tail …   English World dictionary

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] Note: By some writers it is thought to be a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wapiti — (Cervus canadensis, C. strongyloceros Schreb.), Art aus der Gattung Hirsch, größer als der Edelhirsch, rothbraun, die Hörner rund, länger, ohne Krone, niemals flach werdend, wohnt im gemäßigten Nordamerika familienweis, läßt sich jung zähmen; zum …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wapīti — Wapīti, s. Hirsch, S. 366 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Wapiti — Wapiti, s. Hirsche und Tafel: Amerikanische Tierwelt, 16 …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • wapiti — ► NOUN (pl. wapitis) ▪ a red deer of a large North American subspecies. ORIGIN Shawnee, white rump …   English terms dictionary

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