transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-lənd, -ˌland ]
noun
( 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