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Definition of nyala in English:

nyala

noun ˈnjɑːləˈnyälə
  • A southern African antelope, which has a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns.

    林羚

    Tragelaphus angasi, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nearby, groups of wildebeest, nyala antelope and zebra milled about their cages and enormous white rhinos rested on their sides in their long pens.
    • There are three easy-to-see, endemic, large mammals: the mountain nyala, Ethiopian wolf and gelada baboon.
    • The Nyala male is dark blue-grey in colour with white vertical stripes, yellow stockinged legs and a white chevron mark between the eyes.
    • Male mountain nyala are a sepia brown color that slowly gets darker with age, while females are of a pale liver color with a scattering of spots and stripes.
    • Other animal species to look out for include impala, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, nyala, kudu, bushbuck, warthog, cheetah, hyena, jackal and giraffe.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Zulu.

Rhymes

Carla, challah, Douala, gala, Guatemala, Gujranwala, impala, kabbala, Kampala, koala, La Scala, Lingala, Mahler, Marsala, masala, parlour (US parlor), Sinhala, snarler, tala, tambala, Uppsala

Definition of nyala in US English:

nyala

nounˈnyälə
  • A southern African antelope, with a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns.

    林羚

    Tragelaphus angasi, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are three easy-to-see, endemic, large mammals: the mountain nyala, Ethiopian wolf and gelada baboon.
    • The Nyala male is dark blue-grey in colour with white vertical stripes, yellow stockinged legs and a white chevron mark between the eyes.
    • Other animal species to look out for include impala, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, nyala, kudu, bushbuck, warthog, cheetah, hyena, jackal and giraffe.
    • Nearby, groups of wildebeest, nyala antelope and zebra milled about their cages and enormous white rhinos rested on their sides in their long pens.
    • Male mountain nyala are a sepia brown color that slowly gets darker with age, while females are of a pale liver color with a scattering of spots and stripes.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Zulu.

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