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‖ wapacut|ˈwɒpəkʌt| Also 8–9 wapacuthu. [American Indian; Watkins Cree Dict. 1865 has the form wapikunee; the Montagnais form is given as wapikulu.] ‘A large white spotted owl, believed to be the common snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca’ (Cent. Dict.).
1785Pennant Arct. Zool. II. 231 Red, Mottled, and Wapacuthu Owl. Ibid. 232 Called by the Indians, Wapacuthu, or the Spotted Owl. 1828–32, Webster Wapacut, the-spotted owl of Hudson's Bay. |