† hippelaphn.

Forms:

α. 1600s hipellaphus, 1600s hippellaphus, 1600s hypellaphus, 1600s–1800s hippelaphus.

β. 1800s hippelaph.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin hippelaphus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin hippelaphus (1554 or earlier; also scientific Latin hippelaphus (1777)) < ancient Greek ἱππέλαϕος , lit. horse-deer (Aristotle) < ἱππο- hippo- comb. form + ἔλαϕος deer (see elaphine adj.). N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (hi·pĭlæf) /ˈhɪpɪlæf/.

Zoology. Obsolete.

A kind of large deer or antelope.Chiefly with reference to the use of the name by Aristotle, who described it as a cloven-footed animal having a thin mane on the neck and withers, a beard-like tuft of hair on the throat, and (in the male) horns resembling those of a gazelle; this has sometimes been identified as the nilgai or the sabar.In quot. 1763, perhaps the elk or reindeer.

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1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 114 I rather thinke that Hippelaphus was like to that rare seene horsse which Francis..king of France, had presented vnto him for a gift.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. viii. 161/1 He beareth Argent, the head of an Hypellaphus (or the Hart Horse.)

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. 69 The hippelaphus of Dr. Keys and Gesner, seems to be a sort of an Elk, with the horns of a Roe-Buck; and is to be met with in Norway.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 50 The Hippelaphus of the antients, only a large race of stags, with longer hair on the neck, giving it the appearance of a mane.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VI. 236 [Aristotle] says that the hippelaphus [Fr. l'hippélaphe] is as large as the stag, and is produced among the Arachotas, a people of India... It must be acknowledged, that Aristotle's characters of the hippelaphus [Fr. l'hippélaphe] will apply almost equally well to the rain deer and to the stag of Ardennes.

1836 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 4 138 The Neel-ghae..is the animal described by Aristotle under the name of Hippelaphus.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 373/1 The Sambur or Samboo..also is supposed by some to be the Hippelaphus of Aristotle. The colour is sooty brown, and the male has a mane.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hippelaph
释义	† hippelaphn. Forms: α. 1600s hipellaphus, 1600s hippellaphus, 1600s hypellaphus, 1600s–1800s hippelaphus. β. 1800s hippelaph. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin hippelaphus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin hippelaphus (1554 or earlier; also scientific Latin hippelaphus (1777)) < ancient Greek ἱππέλαϕος , lit. horse-deer (Aristotle) < ἱππο- hippo- comb. form + ἔλαϕος deer (see elaphine adj.). N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (hi·pĭlæf) /ˈhɪpɪlæf/. Zoology. Obsolete. A kind of large deer or antelope.Chiefly with reference to the use of the name by Aristotle, who described it as a cloven-footed animal having a thin mane on the neck and withers, a beard-like tuft of hair on the throat, and (in the male) horns resembling those of a gazelle; this has sometimes been identified as the nilgai or the sabar.In quot. 1763, perhaps the elk or reindeer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > unspecified and miscellaneous types of hippelaph1607 maral1838 black-tail1848 shou1850 hangul1858 Molucca deer1876 thamin1888 barasingha1921 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 114 I rather thinke that Hippelaphus was like to that rare seene horsse which Francis..king of France, had presented vnto him for a gift. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. viii. 161/1 He beareth Argent, the head of an Hypellaphus (or the Hart Horse.) 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. 69 The hippelaphus of Dr. Keys and Gesner, seems to be a sort of an Elk, with the horns of a Roe-Buck; and is to be met with in Norway. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 50 The Hippelaphus of the antients, only a large race of stags, with longer hair on the neck, giving it the appearance of a mane. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VI. 236 [Aristotle] says that the hippelaphus [Fr. l'hippélaphe] is as large as the stag, and is produced among the Arachotas, a people of India... It must be acknowledged, that Aristotle's characters of the hippelaphus [Fr. l'hippélaphe] will apply almost equally well to the rain deer and to the stag of Ardennes. 1836 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 4 138 The Neel-ghae..is the animal described by Aristotle under the name of Hippelaphus. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 373/1 The Sambur or Samboo..also is supposed by some to be the Hippelaphus of Aristotle. The colour is sooty brown, and the male has a mane. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1607
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