/ee"leuhnd/ , n. , pl. elands , ( esp. collectively ) eland .
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
[ 1780-90; eland elk (MD elen, elant ) Elen ( d ), prob.
éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jeleni stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to ELK ]