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kudu
or koo·doo
[ koo-doo ]
noun
- a large African antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, the male of which has large corkscrewlike horns.
kudu
/ ˈkuːduː /
noun
- either of two spiral-horned antelopes, Tragelaphus strepsiceros ( greater kudu ) or T. imberbis ( lesser kudu ), which inhabit the bush of Africa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kudu1
1770–80; < Afrikaans koedoe < Khoikhoi ǂkudu
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kudu1
C18: from Afrikaans koedoe, probably from Khoi
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Example Sentences
The kudu stood five feet six inches high; horns, three feet on the straight.
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Kudu Kuduppai, a very diminutive double darabouka of brass and fish bladder, Hindustan.
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The kirangozi blew his kudu horn much more merrily on this morning than he was accustomed to do while in Ugogo.
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The gemsbok is of about the same size as the kudu, and is gray in color above and white below.
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The kudu is found all over Africa, from the Cape to Abyssinia, though it is now very rare in the extreme south.
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