noun
also im·pal·la imˈpalə, -pälə
( plural impalas or impala also impallas or impalla )
Etymology: Zulu
: a large African antelope ( Aepyceros melampus ) of a brownish bay color, white below, with a black crescentic stripe on the haunch, the male being distinguished by slender annulated lyrate horns
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