eland
noun
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
elands
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pluralof eland.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
By night, they dined on the meat of elands, impalas, warthogs and other animals in an African safari experience.
From US News ● Sep. 2, 2015
To reach that conclusion, anthropologists began by about brain size and endurance capacity in a variety of mammals, including dogs, guinea pigs, foxes, mice, wolves, rats, civet cats, antelope, mongooses, goats, sheep and elands.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2012
There are four giraffes, axis deer, oryxes, African crowned cranes and elands that were hand-raised and are, says Hale, "as gentle as a sick pig."
From Time Magazine Archive
The sausage-like strings now replacing it, are the flesh of elands, and other large antelopes, the carcass of a giraffe having contributed to the stock.
From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
