kongoni
- an E African hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphusSee hartebeest (def. 1)
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Word Origin
Swahili
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Examples from the Web for kongoni
Historical Examples
The huge body sprang; but instead of the man the kongoni was struck down!
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
What had so terrified the kongoni it would be impossible to say.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
Kongoni, his gunbearer, rushed in and shouted: "Lion eat porter!"
In AfricaJohn T. McCutcheon
We made quite a study of the kongoni, for he is a most interesting animal.
In AfricaJohn T. McCutcheon
The sportsman swears at the kongoni because it so often alarms the quarry he is stalking.
In AfricaJohn T. McCutcheon