hirolan.

Brit.

/hɪˈrəʊlə/, U.S.

/hᵻˈroʊlə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– herola, 1900s– hirola.

Origin: A borrowing from Oromo. Etymon: Oromo herola.

Etymology: < Oromo herola.With the identification of the language of origin in quot. 1889 compare note at Oromo n. 1.

A small, endangered antelope, Beatragus (or Damaliscus) hunteri, with a sandy brown coat and long lyre-shaped horns, found only on arid grassy plains in a small area of Kenya. Also called Hunter's hartebeest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Alcelaphinae > genus Damaliscus > Damaliscus hunteri (Hunter's hartebeest)

hirola1908

1889 H. C. V. Hunter in Proc. Zool. Soc. 377 Their Galla name is ‘Herola’, not ‘Haranta’, as given in your original description (suprà, p. 59).]

1908 R. Lydekker Game Animals Afr. 114 (heading) The herola or Hunter's hartebeest.

1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 22/2 The hirola or Hunter's hartebeeste (D. hunteri) has a white chevronlike marking on the forehead.

1982 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 13 133/2 Alcelaphinae—caama hartebeest, Jackson's hartebeest.., hirola hartebeest, and topi hartebeest.

2011 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 11 Dec. 8 The population of the hirola, an African antelope which is the last representative of its genus, has fallen by 90 per cent in 30 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hirola
释义	hirolan. Brit. /hɪˈrəʊlə/, U.S. /hᵻˈroʊlə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1900s– herola, 1900s– hirola. Origin: A borrowing from Oromo. Etymon: Oromo herola. Etymology: < Oromo herola.With the identification of the language of origin in quot. 1889 compare note at Oromo n. 1. A small, endangered antelope, Beatragus (or Damaliscus) hunteri, with a sandy brown coat and long lyre-shaped horns, found only on arid grassy plains in a small area of Kenya. Also called Hunter's hartebeest. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Alcelaphinae > genus Damaliscus > Damaliscus hunteri (Hunter's hartebeest) hirola1908 1889 H. C. V. Hunter in Proc. Zool. Soc. 377 Their Galla name is ‘Herola’, not ‘Haranta’, as given in your original description (suprà, p. 59).] 1908 R. Lydekker Game Animals Afr. 114 (heading) The herola or Hunter's hartebeest. 1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 22/2 The hirola or Hunter's hartebeeste (D. hunteri) has a white chevronlike marking on the forehead. 1982 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 13 133/2 Alcelaphinae—caama hartebeest, Jackson's hartebeest.., hirola hartebeest, and topi hartebeest. 2011 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 11 Dec. 8 The population of the hirola, an African antelope which is the last representative of its genus, has fallen by 90 per cent in 30 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
随便看	highest-ranked highestcost highestpriced highestquality highestranked highfalutin highfalutination highfamed highfat highfeatured highfed highfenced highfibre highfield highfinished highfive highfiving highflash highflashpoint highflavoured highflown highflushed highflux highflyer highflyer moth