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CERVUS ELAPHUS CANADENSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
Synonyms:
American elk; Cervus elaphus canadensis; elk; wapiti
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cervus elaphus canadensis" is a kind of...):
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
Holonyms ("Cervus elaphus canadensis" is a member of...):
Cervus; genus Cervus (the type genus of the Cervidae)