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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A reddish African antelope (Aepyceros melampus) noted for its leaping ability and having ridged, curved horns in the male.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An African antelope of the genus Æpyceros, which has rather long, divergent, lyrate horns. The best-known species is Æ. melampus of South Africa, of a dark-red color, white below, standing about 3 feet high. A small race of this species inhabits Nyassaland. Another species, Æ petersi, with black marking on the face, is found in West Africa, in Angola. Also known as pala.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An African antelope Aepyceros melampus noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns,

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. An antelope (Aepyceros melampus) of Southeastern Africa, the male of which has ringed lyre-shaped horns, which curve first backward, then sideways, then upwards. ALso called impalla and pallah.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

Etymologies

  1. From Zulu impala. (Wiktionary)
  2. Zulu ím-pàlà : ím-, n. pref. + -pàlà, impala. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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