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kob
[ kob, kohb ]
/ kɒb, koʊb /
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noun
an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
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Origin of kob
1765–75; said to be <Wolof koba
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British Dictionary definitions for kob
kob
/ (kɒb) /
noun
any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks
Word Origin for kob
C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba
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