eland

/ˈilənd/
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Other forms: elands

Definitions of eland
  1. noun
    either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
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    types:
    Taurotragus oryx, common eland
    dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa
    Taurotragus derbianus, giant eland
    large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
    type of:
    antelope
    graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
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