eland

/ee-luhnd/US // ˈi lənd //UK // (ˈiːlənd) //

埃兰,埃兰特,埃朗

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural e·lands, e·land.
- : either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.

Some animals, like the rhino and the eland, have tick birds that sit upon their backs and eat the ticks.
So on swept the chase, the eland leading, the quaggas after, and Hendrik bringing up the rear.
After dining sumptuously on eland tongue and hartebeest tenderloin Burt pushed back his canvas chair with a sigh of content.
Suddenly an eland dashed out from a clump of bushes barely a hundred yards off, not having heard their approach.
Jack fired, missed, fired again, and the eland gave one high spring and rolled heels over head.