单词 | eland |
释义 | eland[ ee-luhnd ] / ˈi lənd / noun, plural e·lands, (especially collectively) e·land.either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare. Origin of eland1780–90; <Afrikaans <Dutch eland elk (Middle Dutch elen, elant) <early modern German Elen(d), probably <Lithuanian éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jelenĭ stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to elk Words nearby elandElam, Elamite, Elamitic, élan, élancé, eland, élan vital, elapid, elapse, Elara, E.L.A.S. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elandBritish Dictionary definitions for elandeland / (ˈiːlənd) / nouna 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 giant eland a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa Word Origin for elandC18: via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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