資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Note: By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the
red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by
others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of
the male.
Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG.
elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces
machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American
moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is
closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and
{Wapiti}.
{Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of {Antler}.
{Cape elk} (Zo["o]l.), the eland.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Cervus canadensis
n : large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
[syn: {wapiti}, {American elk}]