e·land (  l nd)n. pl. eland also e·lands Either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx or T. derbianus) having a light brown or grayish coat and spirally twisted horns. [Afrikaans, from Dutch, elk, from obsolete German Elend, of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian élnias, deer.] |
eland [ˈiːlənd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large spiral-horned antelope, Taurotragus oryx, inhabiting bushland in eastern and southern Africa. It has a dewlap and a hump on the shoulders and is light brown with vertical white stripes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
giant eland a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa
[via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawn]
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| Noun | 1. |  eland - either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexesantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks genus Taurotragus, Taurotragus - African antelopes: elands common eland, Taurotragus oryx - dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa giant eland, Taurotragus derbianus - large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa |
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