WAPITI


Meaning of WAPITI in English

/ ˈwɒpɪti; NAmE ˈwɑːp-/ noun

( pl. wap·iti ) ( NAmE also elk ) a very large N American deer

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Shawnee , literally white rump .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.