Strepsiceros

Strepsiceros
noun
African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
• Member Meronyms:

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\\strepˈsisərəs, -ˌräs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, addax, from Greek strepsikerōs, from strepsi- + -kerōs (from keras horn) — more at horn
1. capitalized : a large genus of African antelopes comprising the kudus, harnessed antelopes, nyalas, and related forms
2. plural strepsiceros : any antelope of the genus Strepsiceros

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  • Strepsicĕros — (Kudu), s. Antilopen, S. 578 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • strepsiceros — strep·sic·e·ros …   English syllables

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