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e⋅land

  [ee-luhnd]
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–noun, plural e⋅lands, (especially collectively) e⋅land.
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
Origin:
1780–90; < Afrik < D eland elk (MD elen, elant) < early modern G Elen(d), prob. < Lith éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jelenĭ stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to elk
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e·land   (ē'lənd)   
n.   pl. eland also e·lands
Either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx or T. derbianus) having a light brown or grayish coat and spirally twisted horns.

[Afrikaans, from Dutch, elk, from obsolete German Elend, of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian élnias, deer.]
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eland 
"large S. African antelope," 1786, from Du. eland "elk," from a Baltic source akin to Lith. elnias "deer," from PIE *el- "red, brown" (see elk), cognate with first element in Gk. Elaphebolion, name of the ninth month of the Attic year (corresponding to late March-early April), lit. "deer-hunting (month)."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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