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eland
[ ee-luhnd ]
noun
, plural e·lands, (especially collectively) e·land.
- either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
eland
/ ˈiːlənd /
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 elanda similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa
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Word History and Origins
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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
Some animals, like the rhino and the eland, have tick birds that sit upon their backs and eat the ticks.
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So on swept the chase, the eland leading, the quaggas after, and Hendrik bringing up the rear.
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After dining sumptuously on eland tongue and hartebeest tenderloin Burt pushed back his canvas chair with a sigh of content.
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Suddenly an eland dashed out from a clump of bushes barely a hundred yards off, not having heard their approach.
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Jack fired, missed, fired again, and the eland gave one high spring and rolled heels over head.
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