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Definition of Cervus Canadensis

Cervus Canadensis
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.
Cervus Canadensis
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.

Meaning of Cervus Canadensis from wikipedia

- elaho. The American Cervus canadensis was recognized as a relative of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) of Europe, and so Cervus canadensis were referred to...
- The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known commonly as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is the largest of the four surviving...
- The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America. The...
- extinction being 1906. Another subspecies of elk, the eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis), also became extinct at roughly the same time. Little is known...
- wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus) is a ****tive subspecies of the wapiti native to East Asia. It may be identified as its own species, Cervus xanthopygus...
- the genus Cervus. Genetic and morphological evidence suggest more species should be recognized. For example, the species Cervus canadensis (elk/wapiti)...
- The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) is an extinct subspecies or distinct po****tion of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States...
- The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the gr****lands and marshlands of the Central Valley...
- The Tian Shan wapiti or Tian Shan maral (Cervus canadensis songaricus), is a subspecies of C. canadensis. It is also called the Tian Shan elk in North...
- called the Altai elk, or simply the Altai Deer, is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis found in the forest hills of southern Siberia, northwestern Mongolia...