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

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kudu

The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebras, white rhinos, ostriches, crowned cranes and a greater kudu - a type of antelope.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 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

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

Fully 95% of species, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthog, impala, elephants, and rhinoceroses, ran more often or abandoned waterholes faster in response to humans than in response to lions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023

A kudu stood, one foot poised, near the water; a monkey gazed at Nhamo from his perch in a mobola plum tree.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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