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ku·du
/
ˈku
du
/
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[
koo
-doo
]
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noun
a large African antelope,
Tragelaphus strepsiceros,
the male of
which
has large corkscrewlike horns.
Also,
koodoo
.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
Afrikaans
koedoe
<
Khoikhoi
ǂkudu
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kudu
or
koodoo
(ˈkuːduː)
—
n
either of two spiral-horned antelopes,
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
(
greater kudu
) or
T. imberbis
(
lesser kudu
), which inhabit the bush of Africa
[C18: from Afrikaans
koedoe,
probably from Khoi]
koodoo
or
koodoo
—
n
[C18: from Afrikaans
koedoe,
probably from Khoi]
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