HyperDic: eland

English > 1 sense of the word *eland*:
NOUN	animal	eland	either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes

eland > pronunciation
Sounds	iy'lahnd
Rhymes	abandoned ... Zealand: 132 rhymes with ahnd...

English > *eland*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
Member of	Taurotragus, genus Taurotragus	(African antelopes) elands
Narrower	common eland, Taurotragus oryx	dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa
Narrower	giant eland, Taurotragus derbianus	large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
Broader	antelope	graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward