List of animals whose common English names are based off of Native American words

Many of these animals are found only in America, or were unknown to confused settlers (amongst other possibilities). Many of these animals are transliterations, while others were given a name from another word in the language.
* Dowitchers are reportedly from an Iroquioan language, original meaning unknown.https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=dowitcher&oldid=72858437
* Moose are named after the word for them from one or multiple related languages that have basically the same name for them, likely from Penobscot, Massachusett or Narragansett.https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=moose&oldid=75164294 The word itself basically translates to "[bark] stripper".
* Caribou comes from Mi'kmak qalipu. It basically translates to "snow shoveler".https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=qalipu&action=history https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=caribou&oldid=73150000
* Wapiti, while not commonly used in the U.S, is in use in Europe. It refers to what Americans call the Elk. In Europe, elk refers to moose. They kept their old name that American immigrants misidentified to the wapiti instead of the appropriate animal, and instead called them their Shawnee word. It means "white rumped". Funnily enough it's not the only animal on here by that name.https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=wapiti&oldid=73509474
Category:Indigenous Americans