eland

 
Pronunciation: /ˈiːlənd/

noun

  • a large spiral-horned African antelope which lives in open woodland and grassland.
    • Genus Tragelaphus, family Bovidae: the giant eland (T. derbianus) and the common eland (T. oryx)

Origin:

late 18th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch, 'elk', from obsolete German Elend, from Lithuanian élnis