the largest of all the antelopes, about the size of an ox. Its flesh, especially that of the thighs, is highly prized, when dried. Consequently, the animal is nearly exterminated in the neighborhood of Cape Colony, where it was once common. The color is a light or grayish brown. The eland possesses a short mane and fine spreading horns, that are about eighteen inches long and nearly straight. See ANTELOPE.