impala

noun, plural im·pal·as, (especially collectively) im·pal·a.

1. an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.

noun plural -las or -la

1. an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed