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impala

[ im-pal-uh, -pah-luh ]

noun

plural impalas, (especially collectively) impala.
  1. an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.


impala

/ ɪˈɑːə /

noun

  1. an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of impala1

1870–75; < Zulu, or a cognate word in another Nguni dial.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of impala1

from Zulu
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"The Ministry will contribute 723 animals comprising 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 100 blue wilderbeast, 300 zebras, 83 elephants and 100 elands," the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said in a statement.

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The monument sits on top of an impala lily, the national flower of Ghana, where Truth’s father traced his heritage.

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Camera traps revealed that impala and greater kudu graze in the former kraals more often than in the surrounding tree-pocked savanna.

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This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos.

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Fully 95% of species, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthog, impala, elephants, and rhinoceroses, ran more often or abandoned waterholes faster in response to humans than in response to lions.

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