Nyala


[nyah-luh] /ˈnyɑ lə/

noun
1.
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
/ˈnjɑːlə/
noun (pl) -la, -las
1.
a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck
2.
mountain nyala, a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest

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