Definitions for Eland

Eland e·land

Spelling: [ee-luh nd]
IPA: /ˈi lənd/

Eland is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in Eland (adeln).

Definitions for Eland

noun

  1. either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.

Origin of Eland

1780-90; Afrikaans Dutch eland elk (Middle Dutch elen, elant) early modern German Elen(d), probably Lithuanian éllenis (now élnis; akin to OCS jelenĭ stag) or an OPruss equivalent; akin to

Examples for Eland

Of all antelopes the “eland,” or “caana” (Antelope oreas) is the largest.

In the quire of the church of eland, in a window, are painted the arms of eland, viz.

A trio of hyenas was also waiting silently for the eland to die.

Speculative Bushmen seem to have been puzzled to account for the wildness of the eland.

The eland is one of those antelopes that appear to be independent of water.

It is far easier for them to come here than for us to carry the eland to them.

It was of a kind which Gisgo said was not often seen by the Celts, and he called it an elenn or eland.

"Show—show me where the poor thing lies," murmured Mrs. eland.

This has been attempted so far as regards the elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, and eland.

Whereas he could save all this trouble by driving the eland to camp; and this was his design.

Word Value for Eland
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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