duiker
Americannoun
plural
duikers,plural
duikernoun
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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 )
Etymology
Origin of duiker
1770–80; < Afrikaans, Dutch duiker diver, equivalent to duiken to dive ( see duck 2) + -er -er 1
Example Sentences
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“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
Recently, for example, the samples collected from the dead duiker in 2019 were analyzed.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 28, 2021
After a long march, the team found what was left of the dead duiker, surrounded by buzzing flies.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 28, 2021
Three species of African antelope — bay duiker, white-bellied duiker and yellow-backed duiker — also have moved from “least concern” to “near threatened.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2016
She could tell the marks of the leopards—who always drank at night—and the tiny marks of the duiker, who came shyly down to the river just as the sun was rising.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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