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wapiti definition

☆ wapi·ti (wä′pə tē)

noun pl. wapitis -·tis or wapiti -·ti

a large, North American deer (Cervus canadensis) with widely branching antlers and a short tail

Etymology: < Shawnee waapiti, lit., one with a white rump < waap-, white + -iti, rump

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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