kudu

American

[koo-doo] / ˈku du /

Or koodoo

noun

a large African antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, the male of which has large corkscrewlike horns.

kudu British

/ ˈkuːduː /

noun

either of two spiral-horned antelopes, Tragelaphus strepsiceros ( greater kudu ) or T. imberbis ( lesser kudu ), which inhabit the bush of Africa

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Etymology

Origin of kudu

1770–80; < Afrikaans koedoe < Khoikhoi ǂkudu

Example Sentences

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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

For instance, rock art in Zimbabwe mainly depicts kudu antelopes, she says, whereas similar San sites in nearby South Africa focus on another antelope, the eland.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

The four largest herbivores wearing GPS collars -- nyala, kudu, sable and elephant -- had no fatalities.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

“The grass is so thick, the kudu must go to sleep with round bellies every night.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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