'Aepyceros melampus' definitions:
Definition of 'Aepyceros melampus'
noun
African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps [syn:
impala, Aepyceros melampus]
Definition of 'Aepyceros melampus'
- impala \im*pa"la\, n.
An antelope (Aepyceros melampus) of Southeastern Africa,
the male of which has ringed lyre-shaped horns, which curve
first backward, then sideways, then upwards. ALso called
impalla and pallah.
[PJC]
Definition of 'Aepyceros melampus'
- pallah \pal"lah\ (p[a^]l"l[.a]), n. (Zool.)
A large South African antelope (Aepyceros melampus). The
male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color
is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also
roodebok.
[1913 Webster]
