ˈēlənd, -ˌland, -laa(ə)nd noun
( plural eland or elands )
Etymology: Afrikaans, elk, eland, from Dutch, elk, from obsolete German elen, elend, from Lithuanian elnis; akin to Old High German elaho elk — more at elk
: either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus bovine in form and having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes:
a. : the common dark fawn-colored eland ( T. oryx ) of southern and eastern Africa the male of which sometimes attains six feet in height and weighs 1500 pounds
b. : the larger dark-striped giant eland ( T. derbianus ) restricted to western equatorial Africa
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