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单词 eland
释义

eland

/ˈiːlənd /
noun
A large spiral-horned African antelope which lives in open woodland and grassland.
  • Genus Tragelaphus, family Bovidae: the giant eland (T. derbianus) and the common eland (T. oryx).
There are antelope species like eland, impala, puku, waterbuck, bushbuck and kudu whereas lion leopard, wild dog and hyaena are also present....
  • Across the open grasslands are scattered various members of the antelope family - horned bushbucks, waterbucks, eland, topi, gazelle and impala.
  • They are typically graceful, having long legs and horns, and include the eland, wildebeest, gazelle, springbok, hartebeest, impala, etc.

Origin

Late 18th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch, 'elk', from obsolete German Elend, from Lithuanian élnis.

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