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eland in British English
(ˈiːlənd)
noun
1.
a large spiral-horned antelope, Taurotragus oryx, inhabiting bushland in eastern and southern Africa. It has a dewlap and a hump on the shoulders and is light brown with vertical white stripes
2. giant eland
Word origin
C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawneland in American English
(ˈilənd)
nounWord forms: plural ˈeland or ˈelands
either of two large, oxlike African antelopes (genus Taurotragus) with spirally twisted horns
Word origin
Afrik < Du, elk < obs. Ger elen(d) < Lith élnis: see elkImage ofeland
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Definition of 'eland'
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