kob

[ kob, kohb ]

noun
  1. an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.

Origin of kob

1
1765–75; said to be <Wolof koba

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kob

/ (kɒb) /


noun
  1. any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks

Origin of kob

1
C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba

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