kudu

/ˈkudu/
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Other forms: kudus

Definitions of kudu
  1. noun
    either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
    synonyms: koodoo, koudou
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    types:
    Tragelaphus strepsiceros, greater kudu
    a variety of kudu
    Tragelaphus imberbis, lesser kudu
    a smaller variety of kudu
    type of:
    antelope
    graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
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