impala
[ im-pal-uh, -pah-luh ]
/ ɪmˈpæl ə, -ˈpɑ lə /
noun, plural im·pal·as, (especially collectively) im·pal·a.
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
Origin of impala
1870–75; < Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.
Words nearby impala
impactite,
impactive,
impair,
impaired,
impairment,
impala,
impale,
impalpable,
impanation,
impanel,
impar
Example sentences from the Web for impala
But that which lay in her hand was a flat bag, made of the dressed skin of an impala.
The Induna's Wife |Bertram MitfordIt was an impala, a species of antelope, and was evidently in the last stage of exhaustion.
The Forest of Mystery |James H. FosterTwo African hunting dogs were pursuing the impala and were gaining rapidly.
The Forest of Mystery |James H. FosterThere we had nobler game to follow—wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo.
Prester John |John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for impala
impala
/ (ɪmˈpɑːlə) /
noun plural -las or -la
an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed
Word Origin for impala
from Zulu