wapiti
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1806, Americanism; < Shawnee wa·piti literally, white rump (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white + *-etwiy- rump); introduced as an E word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton
1806, Americanism; < Shawnee wa·piti literally, white rump (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white + *-etwiy- rump); introduced as an E word by U.S. physician and naturalist Benjamin S. Barton
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| —n , pl -tis | |
| Also called: American elk a large deer, Cervus canadensis, with large much-branched antlers, native to North America and now also common in the South Island of New Zealand | |
| [C19: from Shawnee, literally: white deer, from wap (unattested) white; from the animal's white tail and rump] | |
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