impala

[ im-pal-uh, -pah-luh ]

/ ɪmˈpæl ə, -ˈpɑ lə /

noun, plural im·pal·as, (especially collectively) im·pal·a.

an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.

Origin of impala

1870–75; <Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.

Words nearby impala

impact wrench, impact zone, impair, impaired, impairment, impala, impale, impalpable, impanation, impanel, impar

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Example sentences from the Web for impala

But that which lay in her hand was a flat bag, made of the dressed skin of an impala.
The Induna's Wife|Bertram Mitford
It was an impala, a species of antelope, and was evidently in the last stage of exhaustion.
The Forest of Mystery|James H. Foster
Two African hunting dogs were pursuing the impala and were gaining rapidly.
The Forest of Mystery|James H. Foster
There we had nobler game to follow—wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo.
Prester John|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for impala

impala

/ (ɪmˈpɑːlə) /

noun plural -las or -la

an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed

Word Origin for impala

from Zulu

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

单词	impala
释义	impala [ im-pal-uh, -pah-luh ] / ɪmˈpæl ə, -ˈpɑ lə / noun, plural im·pal·as, (especially collectively) im·pal·a. an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns. Origin of impala 1870–75; <Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial. Words nearby impala impact wrench, impact zone, impair, impaired, impairment, impala, impale, impalpable, impanation, impanel, impar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impala But that which lay in her hand was a flat bag, made of the dressed skin of an impala. The Induna's Wife\|Bertram Mitford It was an impala, a species of antelope, and was evidently in the last stage of exhaustion. The Forest of Mystery\|James H. Foster Two African hunting dogs were pursuing the impala and were gaining rapidly. The Forest of Mystery\|James H. Foster There we had nobler game to follow—wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo. Prester John\|John Buchan British Dictionary definitions for impala impala / (ɪmˈpɑːlə) / noun plural -las or -la an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed Word Origin for impala from Zulu 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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