eland
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lənd 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; < Afrikaans < Dutch eland elk (Middle Dutch elen, elant) < early modern German Elen(d), probably < Lithuanian éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jelenĭ stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to elk
1780–90; < Afrikaans < Dutch eland elk (Middle Dutch elen, elant) < early modern German Elen(d), probably < Lithuanian éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jelenĭ stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to elk
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| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | giant eland a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa |
| [C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch eland elk; related to Old Slavonic jeleni stag, Greek ellos fawn] | |
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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)."
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Locally extinct animals include eland, kudu, oryx and the wild dog.
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