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eland

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Noun — A genus of sizeable South African antelope (Taurotragus), prized for both its skin and its meat.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.

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