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impala
CIDE DICTIONARY
impala, 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
impala, n. (pl. same) a small antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of S. and E. Africa, capable of long high jumps.
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