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eland

DEFINITIONS OF: eland

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n either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes

Types:
Taurotragus oryx, common eland
dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa
Taurotragus derbianus, giant eland
large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
Type of:
antelope
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
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