Aepyceros

Aepyceros
noun
African antelopes: impalas
Syn: ↑genus Aepyceros
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
Member Meronyms: ↑impala, ↑Aepyceros melampus

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\\ēˈpisərəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek aipykerōs high-horned, from Greek aipys high + -kerōs (from keras horn)
: a genus of large African antelopes having the horns lyrate in the male — see impala

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  • Aepyceros — Impala Männlicher Impala Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) Unterordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Aepyceros melampus — «Impala» redirige aquí. Para la productora española de cine, véase Impala (empresa).   Impala …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Aepyceros melampus — noun African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps • Syn: ↑impala • Hypernyms: ↑antelope • Member Holonyms: ↑Aepyceros, ↑genus Aepyceros …   Useful english dictionary

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