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A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk.

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  1. n. A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk.
  2. n. The elk or moose.
  3. n. either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
  4. 1. (Zoöl.) A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk. 2. (Zoöl.) The elk or moose.
  5. A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It isvalued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing inthe settled districts; -- called also Cape elk.
  6. n:100 n. either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes