Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,521,338,843 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

eland
(redirected from elands)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.
e·land  (lnd)
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 [eel-and]
Noun
a large spiral-horned antelope of southern Africa [Dutch: elk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.elandeland - either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
antelope - 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


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The tree limbs, from the zoo's own botanical forest, add to the mulberries, acacia and ficus limbs fed to animals from giraffes to giant elands.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT PREPARING CUSTOM MEALS EACH DAY FOR 1,200 ANIMALS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Camp Cooley Ranch in Franklin, Texas, not only offers fall deer hunting, but year-round hunting for feral hogs and 14 types of exotic species such as wildebeest, black bucks, elands and barasingha.
Shoot For Higher Profits by Smith, Linda H. / Top Producer
The surrogates care for the babies as if they were their own flesh and blood, although elands don't share bongos' chestnut brown coloring, says Dresser.
Helping rare species strut their stuff by Science News
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.