Definition of impalas Impalas

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Noun Plural: impalas
impala - African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
		Aepyceros melampus
		antelope graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

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impala (Noun)
An African antelope Aepyceros melampus noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Impala ("Aepyceros melampus") is is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language.

Description.

The impala is reddish-brown with white hair inside the ears, over each eye and on the chin, upper throat, underparts and buttocks. A narrow black line runs along the middle of the lower back to the tail, and a vertical black stripe appears on the back of each thigh. Impalas have unique brushlike tufts of black hair that cover a scent gland located just above the heel on each hind leg.

Habitat.

Impalas are found at grassland and woodland edges, usually very close by water.