Impala vs. Deer

Impalanoun

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

Impalanoun

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.

Impalanoun

African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

Impalanoun

a graceful antelope often seen in large herds in open woodland in southern and East Africa.

Impala

The impala (, Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of the genus Aepyceros, it was first described to European audiences by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812.

Deernoun

A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.

Deernoun

(in particular) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk.

Deernoun

The meat of such an animal; venison.

Deernoun

An animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.

Deer

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

Deer

A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidæ. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.

Deernoun

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

Deer

Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, the fallow deer, and the chital; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the roe deer, the mule deer, and the moose.