kudu

Or koo·doo

[koo-doo]

noun

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

kudu

/ ˈkuːduː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kudu¹

1770–80; < Afrikaans koedoe < Khoikhoi ǂkudu

Word History and Origins

Origin of kudu¹

C18: from Afrikaans koedoe, probably from Khoi

Example Sentences

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

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

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

Camera traps revealed that impala and greater kudu graze in the former kraals more often than in the surrounding tree-pocked savanna.

From Science Magazine

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

From Science Daily