wapiti
wapiti Large deer of North America, closely related to the Old World red deer, second only to the elk in size. It is grey-brown with a whitish rump and dark, brown-black legs, head and neck; its antlers may reach a span of 1.5m (5ft). Height: to 1.5m (5ft); length: to 2.5m (7.5ft). Family Cervidae; species Cervus canadensis.
wapiti
wapiti (red deer, American elk, Cervus elaphus) See CERVIDAE.
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