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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•land (ē′lənd),USA pronunciation n., pl. e•lands, (esp. collectively) e•land. - Mammalseither of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Lithuanian éllenis (now élnis; akin to Old Church Slavonic jelenĭ stag) or an Old Prussian equivalent; akin to elk
- early modern German Elen(d), probably
- Dutch eland elk (Middle Dutch elen, elant)
- Afrikaans
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eland /ˈiːlənd/ n - a 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
Etymology: 18th Century: via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawn |