Wapiti

Wapiti

Wapiti may refer to:

Animals

* Elk ("Cervus canadensis"), from the Cree language: "waapiti", a large deer species native to western North America and eastern Asia
* Manchurian wapiti ("Cervus canadensis xanthopygus"), a subspecies of elk, native to eastern Asia

Places

* Wapiti Pass, a mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada
* Wapiti River, a river in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
* Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, a protected area in British Columbia, Canada
* Wapiti Ranger Station, a ranger station in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, United States
* Grande Prairie Wapiti, a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Other uses

* Westland Wapiti, a British airplane


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Synonyms:
, (Cervus Canadensis)


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  • Wapiti — Bulle Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) Unterordnung: Wiederkäuer (Ruminantia) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wapiti — [ wapiti ] n. m. • 1860; mot angl. amér., de l algonquin « croupe blanche » ♦ Grand cerf d Amérique du Nord et de Sibérie. Des wapitis. ● wapiti nom masculin (de l algonquin wapitik) Grand cerf des plaines d Amérique du Nord, très proche du cerf… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • wapiti — WAPÍTI s.m. Cerb de talie mare din America de Nord şi din Asia. (din fr., amer. wapiti) Trimis de tavi, 14.05.2004. Sursa: MDN  wapíti s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • wapiti — ☆ wapiti [wä′pə tē ] n. pl. wapitis or wapiti [< Shawnee waapiti, lit., one with a white rump < waap , white + iti, rump] a large, North American deer (Cervus canadensis) with widely branching antlers and a short tail …   English World dictionary

  • Wapiti — (Hour,Бельгия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 5563 Hour, Бельгия Описание …   Каталог отелей

  • Wapiti — Wap i*ti, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.] (Zo[ o]l.) The American elk ({Cervus Canadensis}). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size. [1913 Webster] Note: By some writers it is thought to be a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wapiti — (Cervus canadensis, C. strongyloceros Schreb.), Art aus der Gattung Hirsch, größer als der Edelhirsch, rothbraun, die Hörner rund, länger, ohne Krone, niemals flach werdend, wohnt im gemäßigten Nordamerika familienweis, läßt sich jung zähmen; zum …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wapīti — Wapīti, s. Hirsch, S. 366 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Wapiti — Wapiti, s. Hirsche und Tafel: Amerikanische Tierwelt, 16 …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • wapiti — ► NOUN (pl. wapitis) ▪ a red deer of a large North American subspecies. ORIGIN Shawnee, white rump …   English terms dictionary

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