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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He bought a second-hand FlightScope Kudu indoor radar tracking system for $1,700, and a screen, projector and an ordinary PC for another $750.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 26, 2017

Joseph Jatau Kudu has been farming near the town of Doma in Nasarawa State since 1982.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2017

Only South Africa, this year's sponsor of the traditional farewell soiree, worked really hard to inject some party spirit, and the Davos crowd nibbled eagerly on delicacies like pink peppercorn-crusted crocodile and smoked Kudu.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2010

We intended to try for a Greater Kudu.

From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward

The ape-man raised his face to Kudu, the sun, and from his mighty chest rose the savage victory cry of the bull ape.

From Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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