wapiti

[ wop-i-tee ]

/ ˈwɒp ɪ ti /

noun, plural wap·i·tis, (especially collectively) wap·i·ti.

elk (def. 2).

Origin of wapiti

An Americanism dating back to 1805–10; from Shawnee wa·piti literally, “white rump” (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian wa·p- “white” + unattested -etwiy- “rump”); introduced as an English word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton (1766–1815 )

Words nearby wapiti

Wanxian, wany, wap, wapatoo, wapentake, wapiti, wappenshaw, wapperjaw, Wapsipinicon, war, waragi

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Example sentences from the Web for wapiti

The wapiti and heavy large-headed elk or moose, retreat before the advancing civilisation of North America.
Heads and Tales|Various
And thereafter they were able to converse with the sportsmen on the Wapiti comfortably enough,—except for their headaches.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster
One morning, Pourcette, who had been off in the hills, came to say that he had sighted a little herd of wapiti.
Romany of the Snows|Gilbert Parker
When the wind was favourable they made good progress, using the skin of the wapiti for a sail.
The Young Voyageurs|Mayne Reid

I fear even a wapiti would not have been sacred, but in the wapiti country, we always tied him up in camp.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers

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 ZealandAlso 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

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单词	wapiti
释义	wapiti [ wop-i-tee ] / ˈwɒp ɪ ti / noun, plural wap·i·tis, (especially collectively) wap·i·ti. elk (def. 2). Origin of wapiti An Americanism dating back to 1805–10; from Shawnee wa·piti literally, “white rump” (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian wa·p- “white” + unattested -etwiy- “rump”); introduced as an English word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton (1766–1815 ) Words nearby wapiti Wanxian, wany, wap, wapatoo, wapentake, wapiti, wappenshaw, wapperjaw, Wapsipinicon, war, waragi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wapiti The wapiti and heavy large-headed elk or moose, retreat before the advancing civilisation of North America. Heads and Tales\|Various And thereafter they were able to converse with the sportsmen on the Wapiti comfortably enough,—except for their headaches. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster One morning, Pourcette, who had been off in the hills, came to say that he had sighted a little herd of wapiti. Romany of the Snows\|Gilbert Parker When the wind was favourable they made good progress, using the skin of the wapiti for a sail. The Young Voyageurs\|Mayne Reid I fear even a wapiti would not have been sacred, but in the wapiti country, we always tied him up in camp. Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland\|John Rogers 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 ZealandAlso 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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