n.
Pronunciation: ' ē -l ə nd, - ˌ land
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural eland also elands
Etymology: Afrikaans, elk, from Dutch, from obsolete German Elend, probably from obsolete Lithuanian ellenis; akin to Old High German elaho elk ― more at ELK
Date: 1600
: either of two large African antelopes ( Taurotragus oryx syn. Tragelaphus oryx and Taurotragus derbianus syn. Tragelaphus derbianus ) bovine in form with short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
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