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wapiti
- /ˈwɑpɪti/ US
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From Shawnee waapiti (“elk; white rump”).
noun wapitis · wapiti
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The American elk (Cervus canadensis).
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 portion
Similar: elk, red deer, wawaskeesh
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noun the American elk
| Español | uapití, wapití |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 와피티사슴 wapitisaseum |
| 中文 | 加拿大馬鹿 /加拿大马鹿 Jiānádà mǎlù |
| हिन्दी | गोज़न gozan |
| Português | uapiti, wapiti |
| Français | wapiti |
| Deutsch | Wapiti |
| Italiano | vapiti |
| Ελληνικά | μεγάλο ελάφι megálo eláfi, μεγάλη έλαφος megáli élafos |
| Română | wapiti |
| Русский | оле́нь olénʹ, благоро́дный оле́нь blagoródnyj olénʹ, настоя́щий оле́нь nastojáščij olénʹ, вапити vapiti |
Talk about this word "wapiti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wapiti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wapiti. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wapiti "wapiti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wapiti.Cite this
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title = {wapiti},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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