nyala

noun

1. an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.

noun plural -la or -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