eland

1. 1.

   either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes

   Broaderantelope

   Narrowercommon elandgiant eland

   Part ofTaurotragus

Other forms of eland

plural

elands·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about eland

What does eland mean?

eland means "either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes".

How many syllables are in eland?

eland has 2 syllables: e-land. The stress falls on "e". In IPA it is /ˈilənd/.

Is eland a common word?

eland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.