Main Entry: eland

Pronunciation: \ˈē-lənd, -ˌland\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural eland also elands

Etymology: Afrikaans, elk, from Dutch, from obsolete German Elend, probably from obsolete Lithuanian ellenis; akin to Old High German elaho elk — more at elk

Date: 1600

: either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx syn. Tragelaphus oryx and Taurotragus derbianus syn. Tragelaphus derbianus) bovine in form with short spirally twisted horns in both sexes

[eland illustration]