impala

[ im-pal-uh, -pah-luh ]

noun,plural im·pal·as, (especially collectively) im·pal·a.
  1. an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.

Origin of impala

1
1870–75; <Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.

Words Nearby impala

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How to use impala in a sentence

  • It was an impala, a species of antelope, and was evidently in the last stage of exhaustion.

    The Forest of Mystery | James H. Foster
  • Two African hunting dogs were pursuing the impala and were gaining rapidly.

    The Forest of Mystery | James H. Foster
  • There we had nobler game to follow—wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo.

    Prester John | John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for impala

impala

/ (ɪmˈpɑːlə) /


nounplural -las or -la
  1. an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed

Origin of impala

1
from Zulu

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