Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two African antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having vertical white stripes on the body, especially T. angasii of southeast Africa, the male of which has spirally twisted horns and long black hair along the neck and underside.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
inyala .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zool.) A spiral-horned South African antelope (
Tragelaphus angasi ) with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A south African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck
- noun city in Sudan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A major feature of the Ndumo Game Reserve is its over-abundance of nyala, which is a favoured antelope for hunting.
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The nyala is a South African species and is not to be found in British East Africa.
In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country John T. McCutcheon 1909
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Trophies from those trips—a waterbuck, a greater kudu, and a nyala—hang on the walls of the same room that contains the bulk of my magic books.
The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010
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Hope I can go back one day for the kudu and nyala.
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It was the sight of mellow nyala softly nibbling on leaves drizzled with dew that brought me to the glass wall each morning.
Maria Russo: A Rare Safari in South Africa (PHOTOS) Maria Russo 2010
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Also saw a very good nyala but no opportunity for a shot.
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Also saw a nyala run through a high fence like it wasn't there.
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Trophies from those trips—a waterbuck, a greater kudu, and a nyala—hang on the walls of the same room that contains the bulk of my magic books.
The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010
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It was the sight of mellow nyala softly nibbling on leaves drizzled with dew that brought me to the glass wall each morning.
Maria Russo: A Rare Safari in South Africa (PHOTOS) Maria Russo 2010
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A variety of Ethiopian endemics can be found, including the critically endangered Walia ibex (Capra walie) and endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni).
gulyasrobi commented on the word nyala
"nyala" in Hungarian is the obscure past tense of "nyalni" (to lick)
August 7, 2012