noun
eland
Eland (noun) means a genus of sizeable South African antelope (Taurotragus), prized for both its skin and its meat.
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A genus of sizeable South African antelope (Taurotragus), prized for both its skin and its meat.
"You almost forget you're in Africa. But suddenly you remember when a big eland goes trudging off from beside the road."
— Bruce Brown, director (1966)
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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.
Rhymes for eland
Leland
Iceland
Ireland
Zeeland
homeland
Copeland
Moreland
Breeland
wasteland
Cleveland
Dixieland
Westmoreland
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"eland" (noun) means a genus of sizeable South African antelope (Taurotragus), prized for both its skin and its meat.
