英和和英

語源

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈiːlənd/
• 韻: -iːlənd

名詞

eland (plural eland or elands)

1. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before.

   • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

     You almost forget you're in Africa. But suddenly you remember when a big eland goes trudging off from beside the road.

同意語

• Oreas (obsolete); Oreas canna (obsolete)

参照

Further reading

• Common eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Giant eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Taurotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Taurotragus oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Taurotragus derbianus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

アナグラム

• laden, laned, naled, Nelda, Andel, lean'd, lande, Nadel, Dalen, Alden