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im⋅pal⋅a

[im-pal-uh, -pah-luh]
–noun, plural -pal⋅as, (especially collectively) -pal⋅a.
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.

Origin:
1870–75; < Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.
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im·pa·la   (ĭm-pä'lə)   
n.  A reddish African antelope (Aepyceros melampus) noted for its leaping ability and having ridged, curved horns in the male.

[Zulu ím-pàlà : ím-, n. pref. + -pàlà, impala.]
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