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nyala

nyala

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A large African antelope with spiral horns and a white hair fringe along its back
  • noun
  • South African
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  • The nyala is known for its striking appearance, especially the males with their prominent horns.

Examples

  • Outside our tent-style cabin at Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, gentle zebra with shadowed stripes grazed alongside swirly-horned nyala.

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  • We spotted a beautiful nyala grazing peacefully in the tall grass of the savannah.

  • The glassy-eyed nyala lay with its bulging stomach exposed.

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  • Bristle-backed male nyala pranced around each other in a macho standoff, lethal-looking horns poised.

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  • Outside our tent-style cabin at Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, gentle zebra with shadowed stripes grazed alongside swirly-horned nyala.

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  • During our safari, we were excited to see a nyala with its distinctive spiral horns.

Synonyms

Tragelaphus angasi
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  • Specialized
9.9

A South African antelope with spiral horns and a line of white hairs on its back and neck

is the everyday common name used for this animal rather than the label

Compounds

mountain nyala
9.9

A large shaggy antelope with long horns that lives in the mountains of Ethiopia

Surface Forms

nyala singular
nyalas plural

Etymology

The word nyala comes from a southern African name inyala, which means 'shy' in languages like Zulu. So it is easy to remember: the nyala is a quiet antelope with spiral horns that often hides near water.