elandn.

Brit.

/ˈiːlənd/, U.S.

/ˈilənd/

Etymology: < South African Dutch eland, transferred use of Dutch eland elk < German Elend (1516 in form Ellendt ; later Elen ; also Elentier , earlier Elendthier ) < Lithuanian elnis elk, stag, cognate with Russian olen′ olen n. Compare ellan n., ellend n.

The largest member ( Taurotragus oryx) of the Antelope tribe, belonging to South Africa, East Africa ( T. derbianus, giant eland) West Africa and the Sudan, standing five feet high at the shoulders, of a heavy build, for the most part very fat, and much prized for its flesh. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Taurotragus (eland)

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1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) II. 204 Eland..is a name given by the colonists to a species of gazel.

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 89/1 Elands..are now rarely met with except in the most distant and retired parts of the colony [Cape Colony].

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. ii. 43 The eland..would grace the parks of our nobility more than deer.

1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. ix. 227 A piece of eland meat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eland
释义	elandn. Brit. /ˈiːlənd/, U.S. /ˈilənd/ Etymology: < South African Dutch eland, transferred use of Dutch eland elk < German Elend (1516 in form Ellendt ; later Elen ; also Elentier , earlier Elendthier ) < Lithuanian elnis elk, stag, cognate with Russian olen′ olen n. Compare ellan n., ellend n. The largest member ( Taurotragus oryx) of the Antelope tribe, belonging to South Africa, East Africa ( T. derbianus, giant eland) West Africa and the Sudan, standing five feet high at the shoulders, of a heavy build, for the most part very fat, and much prized for its flesh. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Taurotragus (eland) elk1731 impoof1785 eland1786 1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) II. 204 Eland..is a name given by the colonists to a species of gazel. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 89/1 Elands..are now rarely met with except in the most distant and retired parts of the colony [Cape Colony]. 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. ii. 43 The eland..would grace the parks of our nobility more than deer. 1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. ix. 227 A piece of eland meat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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