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Alcelaphus albifrons
Blesbok Bles"bok, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead.
Alcelaphus bubalis
Bubale Bu"ba*le, n. [Cf. F. bubale. See Buffalo, n.] (Zo["o]l.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.
Alcelaphus caama
Hartbeest Hart"beest`, n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.] (Zo["o]l.) A large South African antelope (Alcelaphus caama), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white. [Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
Alcelaphus Lichtensteini
Konze Konze, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.
Alcelaphus lunata
Sassaby Sas"sa*by, Sassabye Sas"sa*bye, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Alcelaphus pygarga
Bontebok Bon"te*bok, n. [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zo["o]l.) The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
Alcelaphus tora
Tetel Te*tel", n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.
Ammotragus tragelaphus
Aoudad A"ou*dad, n. [The Moorish name.] (Zo["o]l.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
Boselaphus or Portax tragocamelus
Nylghau Nyl"ghau, Nylgau Nyl"gau, n. [Hind. & Per. n[=i]lg[=a]w, prop., a blue cow; Per. n[=i]l blue + g[=a]w cow. See Lilac, and Cow the animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown. [Written also neelghau, nilgau, and nylghaie.]
Cervus elaphus
Elaphine El"a*phine, a. [Gr. ? stag.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or Cervus elaphus.
Tragelaphus scriptus
Guib Guib, n. (Zo["o]l.) A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba.

Meaning of Elaphus from wikipedia

- The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a doe or hind. The...
- long believed to belong to a subspecies of the European red deer (Cervus elaphus), but evidence from many mitochondrial DNA genetic studies, beginning in...
- Elaphus occurs in these biological names: Cervus elaphus (red deer) Luc**** elaphus (giant stag beetle) Elephas, a genus of elephants This disambiguation...
- They are sometimes kept as pets. Elaphus in Gr**** means "deer". Compare with the Red Deer or elk (Cervus elaphus), 'cervus' meaning 'deer' in Latin...
- The Irish red deer (Cervus elaphus hibernicus) is a subspecies of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) that is native to Ireland. Opinions are still mixed if...
- the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-19. "Cyclommatus elaphus elaphus (elaphus Gestro, 1881), Subspecies Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info...
- The Sichuan deer (Cervus canadensis macneilli), also known as MacNeill's deer, is a subspecies of the Elk native to Western China. This large, highland...
- "Crimean Red Deer (Subspecies Cervus elaphus brauneri)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2023-05-16. "Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920". ITIS...
- The smaller Spanish red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) is greyer, while the Norwegian red deer (Cervus elaphus atlanticus) is smaller and paler. The...
- from the European mainland, the Western European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus). This subspecies has also escaped from deer parks and has become feral...