duiker
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duikers,
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duiker
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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
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any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag ( Phalacrocorax africanus )
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of duiker
1770–80; < Afrikaans, Dutch duiker diver, equivalent to duiken to dive ( see duck 2) + -er -er 1
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The bay duiker antelope, for example, gives birth to offspring that weigh about as much as the estimated newborn C. theotonicus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“If a hunt begins, it follows group lines: The duiker group chases duikers, the anomalure group pursues anomalures.”
From New York Times ● May 7, 2021
A colleague had received word that the carcass of a duiker, a kind of antelope, had been spotted in the rainforest some 10 kilometers away.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 28, 2021
All the while, Sylvie, a young duiker, a type of antelope, would flagrantly steal scraps off the countertop.
From Washington Post
Springbok, duiker, and waterbuck hid in the shadows of musasas.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“We are expecting to see an increase in bushmeat hunting for food – duikers, antelopes and monkeys,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2020
The populations of chimpanzees, duikers, and other large mammals were at about the same levels they had been in the previous surveys in the region, conducted in 2010 and 2011—“good news for conservation,” Leendertz says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 30, 2014
Sometimes they gather in groups to hunt small antelope called duikers.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Animals like duikers can sustain relatively high hunting pressures since they reproduce quickly.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2011
She had seen many kinds of antelope: waterbuck, duikers, bushbuck, reedbuck, and a few large kudu, whose harsh bark sometimes rang through the forest.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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