wapiti
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- noun
- /ˈwɑːpɪti/
- US
:
wapití
- They must be hunting the wapiti.
- hunting wapiti
- wapiti or elk
Examples
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So close!" The wapiti stalked along, graceful and powerful, as if aware of their impotence and the solemnity of their task.
Fiction book (1994) -
The wapiti waited majestically for a moment, as if to see the outcome of Benjamin's struggle, then bounded over a rock and was gone.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's almost impossible to track a wapiti.
Fiction book (1994) -
No more than a hundred meters away stood a great wapiti, a huge quadruped, two meters at the shoulder, with curving knife-edged horns.
Fiction book (1994) -
While hiking in the national park, we spotted a magnificent wapiti grazing peacefully in a meadow.
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During the winter months, large groups of wapiti gather in the valleys for warmth and food.
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The park ranger explained that a wapiti can weigh over 700 pounds and is known for its impressive antlers.
Synonyms
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A large North American deer with light brown fur and branching antlers in males
A large North American deer whose male has big branching antlers
A large North American deer whose males have big branched antlers
How Big
- US
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- US
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- US
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2.8
- UK
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6.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wapiti comes from a Native American word waapiti meaning 'white rump', which gives a simple picture: this deer has a light patch on its back end. That's why wapiti is the name for the large North American deer often called 'elk'.