wapiti

/ˈwɑpɪti/

Etymology

From Shawnee waapiti (“elk; white rump”).

noun

  1. 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 portions of the United States; one or two species of reindeer ; and the moose of the northern portion of th”