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Webster 1913 Edition
Eland
E′land
,Noun.
[D.
eland
elk, of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. jelen
stag, Russ. oléne
, Lith. elnis
; perh. akin to E. elk
.] 1.
(Zoöl.)
A species of large South African antelope (
Oreas canna
). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; – called also Cape elk
. 2.
(Zoöl.)
The elk or moose.
Webster 1828 Edition
Eland
E'LAND
,Noun.