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duiker
[ dahy-ker ]
/ ˈdaɪ kər /
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noun, plural dui·kers, (especially collectively) dui·ker.
any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
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British Dictionary definitions for duiker
duiker
duyker
/ (ˈdaɪˌkə) /
noun plural -kers or -ker
Also called: duikerbok (ˈdaɪkəbɒk) 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
Southern African any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag (Phalacrocorax africanus)
Word Origin for duiker
C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch duiker diver, from duiken to dive; see duck ²
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