impala

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

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  • It was brown -- not the brown of an impala or a koodoo, but rather the slick moist brown of a sea-slug, its body glistening as if greased. —  F ;SF - vol 090 issue 03 - March 1996
  • Waterbuck spoor everywhere, sable antelope, roan antelope, koodoo, zebra, Lichtenstein Hartebeeste, impala, a veritable Zoo, in fact. —  Diary of a Soldier of Fortune
  • NOt for my first chevy impala, nor my first or second pickup truck. —  The Moronosphere
  • Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment. george: tame impala are a breath of fresh air … i could see why you would draw comparisons with ... —  who the bloody hell are they?
  • In an earlier life, it was the more aggressive Impala SS, but today, it more often reminds us that, as on the Nature Channel, the impala is more preyed upon than predator. —  Wheels
 

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  1. Zulu ím-pàlà : ím-, n. pref. + -pàlà, impala.

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  1. Also impalla, impallah, and pala; from an African name.
 

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/ɪmˈpɑlə/
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