Rooseveltn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊzəvɛlt/,

/ˈruːzəvɛlt/, U.S.

/ˈroʊzəˌvɛlt/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roosevelt.

Etymology: < the name of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), President of the United States 1901–9 and an enthusiastic hunter; the animal was named in Roosevelt's honour by C. H. Merriam (compare quot. 1897).

1. Roosevelt wapiti n. (also †Roosevelt's wapiti) now rare = sense 2.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer)

red deera1425

olen1591

wawaskeesh1716

wapiti1810

Carolina Stag1859

Roosevelt wapiti1897

Manchurian wapiti1898

Roosevelt elk1902

1897 C. H. Merriam in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 11 272 Roosevelt's Wapiti... Size large; head and legs black (probably only in winter pelage); skull and antlers massive.

1933 Murrelet 14 81/1 A report..called particular attention to the reports of the excessive killing of the Roosevelt Elk or Wapiti in the Olympic Peninsula.

1998 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 76 998 All Roosevelt wapiti were grouped together, as were tule wapiti, which supports the classification of tule and Roosevelt subspecies.

2. Roosevelt elk n. (also Roosevelt's elk) a wapiti or elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, of a large, dark-coloured variety found in coastal forests of north-western North America.Sometimes regarded as a subspecies, C. canadensis roosevelti.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer)

red deera1425

olen1591

wawaskeesh1716

wapiti1810

Carolina Stag1859

Roosevelt wapiti1897

Manchurian wapiti1898

Roosevelt elk1902

1902 W. Stone & W. E. Cram Amer. Animals 34 Roosevelt's Elk... Larger and darker coloured, with heavier horns.

1923 Outing Apr. 3/1 The Olympic peninsula..contains vast, unmapped forests..teeming with the lordly Roosevelt elk.

1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Jan. 16/4 The Olympic, or Roosevelt elk, are common in Olympic Park.

2004 Canad. Geographic May 62/2 Vast cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir forests that have always provided ideal habitat for coastal blacktail deer and Roosevelt elk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roosevelt
释义	Rooseveltn. Brit. /ˈrəʊzəvɛlt/, /ˈruːzəvɛlt/, U.S. /ˈroʊzəˌvɛlt/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roosevelt. Etymology: < the name of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), President of the United States 1901–9 and an enthusiastic hunter; the animal was named in Roosevelt's honour by C. H. Merriam (compare quot. 1897). 1. Roosevelt wapiti n. (also †Roosevelt's wapiti) now rare = sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer) red deera1425 olen1591 wawaskeesh1716 wapiti1810 Carolina Stag1859 Roosevelt wapiti1897 Manchurian wapiti1898 Roosevelt elk1902 1897 C. H. Merriam in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 11 272 Roosevelt's Wapiti... Size large; head and legs black (probably only in winter pelage); skull and antlers massive. 1933 Murrelet 14 81/1 A report..called particular attention to the reports of the excessive killing of the Roosevelt Elk or Wapiti in the Olympic Peninsula. 1998 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 76 998 All Roosevelt wapiti were grouped together, as were tule wapiti, which supports the classification of tule and Roosevelt subspecies. 2. Roosevelt elk n. (also Roosevelt's elk) a wapiti or elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, of a large, dark-coloured variety found in coastal forests of north-western North America.Sometimes regarded as a subspecies, C. canadensis roosevelti. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer) red deera1425 olen1591 wawaskeesh1716 wapiti1810 Carolina Stag1859 Roosevelt wapiti1897 Manchurian wapiti1898 Roosevelt elk1902 1902 W. Stone & W. E. Cram Amer. Animals 34 Roosevelt's Elk... Larger and darker coloured, with heavier horns. 1923 Outing Apr. 3/1 The Olympic peninsula..contains vast, unmapped forests..teeming with the lordly Roosevelt elk. 1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Jan. 16/4 The Olympic, or Roosevelt elk, are common in Olympic Park. 2004 Canad. Geographic May 62/2 Vast cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir forests that have always provided ideal habitat for coastal blacktail deer and Roosevelt elk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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