Aepyceros melampus n 1: African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps [syn: {impala}, {Aepyceros melampus}]
impala \im*pa"la\, 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]
pallah \pal"lah\ (p[a^]l"l[.a]), n. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Aepyceros melampus}). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also {roodebok}. [1913 Webster]