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dik-dik

[ dik-dik ]

noun

  1. any antelope of the genus Madoqua or Rhynchotragus, of eastern and southwestern Africa, growing only to 14 inches (36 centimeters) high at the shoulder.


dik-dik

/ ˈ»åɪ°ìËŒ»åɪ°ì /

noun

  1. any small antelope of the genus Madoqua, inhabiting semiarid regions of Africa, having an elongated muzzle and, in the male, small stout horns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dik-dik1

First recorded in 1880–85; probably from an East African language; imitative of the animal's cry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dik-dik1

C19: an East African name, probably of imitative origin
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"During his daily excursions, there are always two keepers with him and most days they encounter a number of wild animals along the way, varying from elephants, to the tiny dik-dik."

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In a clearing in rural Somalia, a jihadi commander sat in a white plastic chair, stroking a dik-dik, an antelope the size of a cat.

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A couple of years ago, the zoo had to bottle-feed a dik-dik named Dasher when his mother did not provide the proper care.

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On the short Land Rover drive down from Saruni Samburu’s crested perch, you’ll pass cute little dik-dik antelope scurrying in the bush, and gerenuk gazelles standing upright to feed on bushes.

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For leopards will eat him up if he gets fatter, And so, for a dik-dik, size really does matter.

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