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kudu

or °ì´Ç´Ç·»å´Ç´Ç

[ koo-doo ]

noun

  1. a large African antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, the male of which has large corkscrewlike horns.


kudu

/ ˈ°ì³ÜË»å³ÜË /

noun

  1. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kudu1

1770–80; < Afrikaans koedoe < Khoikhoi Ç‚°ì³Ü»å³Ü
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kudu1

C18: from Afrikaans koedoe, probably from Khoi
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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebras, white rhinos, ostriches, crowned cranes and a greater kudu - a type of antelope.

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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.

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For instance, rock art in Zimbabwe mainly depicts kudu antelopes, she says, whereas similar San sites in nearby South Africa focus on another antelope, the eland.

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Camera traps revealed that impala and greater kudu graze in the former kraals more often than in the surrounding tree-pocked savanna.

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The four largest herbivores wearing GPS collars -- nyala, kudu, sable and elephant -- had no fatalities.

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