wapiti
[ wop-i-tee ]
/ ˈwɒp ɪ ti /
noun, plural wap·i·tis, (especially collectively) wap·i·ti.
Origin of wapiti
1806,
Americanism; < Shawnee
wa·piti literally, white rump (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian
*wa·p- white +
*-etwiy- rump); introduced as an E word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton
Words nearby wapiti
wanxian,
wany,
wap,
wapatoo,
wapentake,
wapiti,
wappenshaw,
wapperjaw,
wapsipinicon,
war,
war and peace
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British Dictionary definitions for wapiti
wapiti
/ (ˈwɒpɪtɪ) /
noun plural -tis
a large deer, Cervus canadensis, with large much-branched antlers, native to North America and now also common in the South Island of New Zealand
Also called: American elk
Word Origin for wapiti
C19: from Shawnee, literally: white deer, from
wap (unattested) white; from the animal's white tail and rump