Eland Definition

ēlənd
elands
noun
Either of two large, oxlike African antelopes (genus Taurotragus) with spirally twisted horns.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Eland

Noun

Singular:
eland
Plural:
elands

Origin of Eland

  • Afrikaans from Dutch elk from obsolete German Elend of Baltic origin Lithuanian élnias deer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch eland (“elk”).

    From Wiktionary

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