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The eland, which is an inhabitant of the open country, is uniformly coloured, being sufficiently recognisable by its large size and distinctive form; but the Derbyan eland is a forest animal, and has a protectively striped coat.

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  1. noun Either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx or T. derbianus) having a light brown or grayish coat and spirally twisted horns.

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  • Its home is Southern Africa, where it is still found in large herds; and its flesh affords a plentiful subsistence both to travellers and the half-savage natives of the land Hunting the eland is a common pastime; and no craft is required to insure success, since these creatures are almost as tame as domestic cattle; so tame that the horseman usually rides into the middle of the drove, and, singling out the fattest bull, shoots him down without any difficulty. —  Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
  • There is a large body of gnoos and quaggas under that small hill to the westward; but there are better animals for the table when we get a little further to the northward Which are those The eland, the largest of the antelope species, and sometimes weighing more than a thousand pounds; moreover, they are very fat, and very easy to run down. —  The Mission; or Scenes in Africa
  • Sambroko having fortunately killed an eland, the people were restored to good-humour, and consented the next morning to commence the march Again the little caravan moved on, and as the men had been well fed they made good progress. —  Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade
  • There were ducks and geese and Kavirondo crane; and sometimes eland, as fine in flavor as that of the prize steer of the fat-stock show. —  In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
  • The eland is as big as a bull, with spiral horns and beautifully marked skin, and both the male and female carry horns. —  In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
 

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  1. Afrikaans, from Dutch, elk, from obsolete German Elend, of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian élnias, deer.

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  1. from Dutch eland, an elk (in South Africa applied to the eland), = German clend, elen (later F. élan), elendthier, elk, from Lithuanian elnis = Polish Jelen′ = Old Bulgarian jelenĭ, elk. See elk.
 

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