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wapiti

wa.pi.ti \'wa:p-*t-e-\ n or wapiti or wapitis [of Algonquian origin; akin 
   to Cree wapitew white, whitish; fr. its white] pl  rump and tail : an 
   American elk (Cervus canadensis and related forms) similar to t he European 
   red deer but larger