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Wapiti   Listen
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Wapiti  n.  (Zool.) The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size. Note: By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of the male.






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"Wapiti" Quotes from Famous Books



... Ernest Wilton drily; "but you see, old man, elk and wapiti—which are the only species of deer we are likely to meet with here, I think—can be better stalked than run down, as you suggest. However, the mules may come in handy for you, Mr Seth, to run down the buffalo, when they arrive from the southern ...
— Picked up at Sea - The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek • J.C. Hutcheson



Words linked to "Wapiti" :   deer, stag, elk, cervid, hart, brocket, hind, Cervus elaphus, red deer, Cervus, American elk



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