How to Use eland in a Sentence

eland

noun
Definition of elandnext
  • There were white elk and eland, impala and Arabian oryx.
    — Manny Fernandez, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The next day, another Grevy’s zebra and two giant elands were born.
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • Some animals—like elands and zebras (above)—hang out together through all seasons, and even more in the rainy months.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 6 Aug. 2019
  • There is also a diorama of a lion and eland, in skeletal form, fighting it out.
    — Jennifer D., WIRED, 13 Sep. 2011
  • There are Grevy's zebras, elands, stolid buffaloes in a dry wallow—and always Mount Kenya, piled high with clouds just now, like curls of meringue.
    — Paula McLain, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2015
  • Apart from an abundance of dolphins and whales, the reserve is home to more than 260 bird species and land mammals, including elands and Cape mountain zebras.
    — Susan Hack, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2014
  • Descend into the caldera for an afternoon safari drive, ready to be mesmerized by zebra stripes and the eland’s spiral horns.
    — National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • In addition to the reintroduction of African wild dogs, populations of zebras, wildebeests, and eland have grown.
    — David Quammen, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • And the boom is continuing with another giant eland and a giraffe expected any day.
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • The best time to go may be in April, when large herds of elephants, buffalo, kudu, and the elusive eland return to the four (or mana in the local language) large permanent pools along the south bank of the Zambezi River after the rainy season.
    — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019
  • Today, Cape eland, warthogs, impala, giraffes, and zebras can be seen grazing in nearly every direction.
    — Benedict Moran, National Geographic, 7 May 2019
  • Breathtaking numbers of weary wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, impala, and eland face this watery challenge during the world’s largest animal migration—a life-and-death lottery.
    — Nic McCormack, Bloomberg.com, 28 July 2017

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