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kongoni|kɒŋˈgəʊnɪ|
[Swahili.]
An alternative name for Coke's hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei, found in the plains of East Africa.
[1889J. C. Willoughby E. Afr. & its Big Game 54 These hartebeest (swahili Kongoni) are of the species known as Cokii, and..are very plentiful here. 1905H. A. Bryden in H. G. Hutchinson Big Game Shooting II. vi. 114 Coke's hartebeest (Bubalis cokei) (Kongoni of the Swahilis) is the commonest..of this group in East Africa.] 1908W. S. Churchill My Afr. Journey i. 9 Herds of red kongoni—the hartebeest of South Afica. 1921Outward Bound June 40 Within the noonday shade Of mushroom-headed thorn trees, the great ‘Kongoni’ wade. 1942E. Afr. Ann 1941–2 127/2 Zebra, kongoni, steinbuck, Thomson's gazelle, and ostrich are numerous on the plains. 1971Nature 24 Dec. 483/2 Eland..and boran..cattle were equal in water demands, while kongoni (Alcelaphus buselaphus) and wildebeest..are comparable with sheep. |