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kob

[ kob, kohb ]
/ kɒb, koʊb /

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

Words nearby kob

KO, koa, koala, koan, koap, kob, Kobarid, Kobe, Kobe beef, København, Koblenz
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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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