sitatunga

or sit·u·tun·ga

[sit-uh-too ng-uh]

noun

an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.

Origin of sitatunga

1880–85; said to be < Lozi, Subiya, or Tonga (Bantu languages of W Zambia)

Also called marsh buck.

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British Dictionary definitions for sitatunga

sitatunga

noun

another name for marshbuck

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