noun
pl. -·la or -·las a medium-sized, reddish antelope (Aepyceros melampus) of central and S Africa
Origin of impala
Zuluimpala
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impala
noun
A reddish-brown African antelope (Aepyceros melampus) that has long, curved horns in the male and is noted for its ability to leap.
Origin of impala
Zulu ím-pàlà ím- n. pref. -pàlà impala
impala
male impala
Aepyceros melampus
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Sentence Examples
- The series relies on the internal mythology of hunters Sam and Dean Winchester as they cross the country in their 67 Chevy Impala hunting down urban legends, demons and monsters.
- With the palla, or impala(A epyceros melampus), we reach an exclusively African genus, characterized by the lyrate horns of the bucks, the absence of lateral hoofs, and the presence of a pair of glands with black tufts of hair on the hind-feet.
- In the Vryheid district the kudu, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, reedbuck, impala, steinbok and klipspringer are also found.