eland

[ ee-luhnd ]

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noun

plural elands, (especially collectively) eland.

either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.

eland

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noun

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
giant eland
a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eland¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from Afrikaans, from Dutch eland “elk” ( Middle Dutch elen, elant ), from early modern German Elen(d), probably from Lithuanian é��Ծ�� (now é��Ծ��; akin to Old Church Slavonic ��ĭ “stag”) or an Old Prussian equivalent; akin to elk

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eland¹

C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawn

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Example Sentences

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For instance, rock art in Zimbabwe mainly depicts kudu antelopes, she says, whereas similar San sites in nearby South Africa focus on another antelope, the eland.

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"The Ministry will contribute 723 animals comprising 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 100 blue wilderbeast, 300 zebras, 83 elephants and 100 elands," the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said in a statement.

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Biri, a famous rain priestess, and her two brothers had founded the eland clan.

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He’s currently expecting a shipment of 15 animal trophies from a recent hunting trip in Africa, including heads of sable and eland antelopes.

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She had already been to the island herself, camping among pythons and eland antelope.

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