duiker
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kər noun, plural dui·kers (especially collectively) dui·ker.
any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
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| —n , pl -kers, -ker | |
| 1. | Also called: duikerbok any small antelope of the genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra, occurring throughout Africa south of the Sahara, having short straight backward-pointing horns, pointed hooves, and an arched back |
| 2. | (South African) any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag (Phalacrocorax africanus) |
| [C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch duiker diver, from duiken to dive; see | |
| duyker or duyker (ˈdaɪˌkə, ˈdaɪkəbɒk) | |
| —n | |
| [C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch duiker diver, from duiken to dive; see | |
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Duiker
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
The snares were intended for duiker and bush pig, but with hundreds in the area, some chimps inevitably got caught.
Farther still the print of a yellow-backed duiker, one of the larger forest antelope.
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