impala
Americannoun
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impalas,
plural
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impala
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of impala
1870–75; < Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.
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Africa - Introductory
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It’s absolutely worth a read, given her family’s quirky esprit de corps even when they had nothing to eat but impala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
The monument sits on top of an impala lily, the national flower of Ghana, where Truth’s father traced his heritage.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
Camera traps revealed that impala and greater kudu graze in the former kraals more often than in the surrounding tree-pocked savanna.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 12, 2023
Fully 95% of species, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthog, impala, elephants, and rhinoceroses, ran more often or abandoned waterholes faster in response to humans than in response to lions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023
Commanded me to skin the impala and bring the meat down to the village.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The inquiry, known as the Madlanga Commission, began in September 2025 and has heard accusations that Sibiya received a gift of 20 impalas from an alleged criminal kingpin in exchange for a police contract.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"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
This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
South African media reported that two giraffes and six impalas were slaughtered and skinned as part of the ritual preparations.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2023
They watched her with suspicion, but accepted her as part of the scenery much as they accepted the impalas and vervet monkeys.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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