kudun.

Brit.

/ˈkuːduː/, U.S.

/ˈkudu/

Forms: Also 1700s– (South African) koedoe, 1700s–1800s coodoo, 1800s koodoo, koudou.

Etymology: < Xhosa, given as iqudu in Davis' Kaffir Dict. (1872).

Either of two African antelopes, Tragelephas strepsiceros, the greater kudu, or T. imberbis, the lesser kudu, which is confined to East Africa; the male of the former has spirally-twisted horns, attaining in full-grown specimens a length of 3 feet or more. Also attributive.

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1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 84 The Coodoo, or Kolben's bock ohne namen (goat without a name).

1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope II. 213 Koedoe is the name given by the colonists to a beautiful tall gazel with long and slender shanks.

1802 Sporting Mag. 20 141 The n'gou and koudou are also inhabitants of Caffraria.

1866 D. Livingstone 19 Dec. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. vii. 161 I got a fine male Kudu.

1879 R. J. Atcherley Trip to Boërland 155 Advancing..with their beautiful spiral horns towering high above them, were two magnificent koodoos.

1901 Knowledge July 150/2 The horns take the form of upwardly directed corkscrews, mimicking in fact to a certain degree those of the beautiful African kudu antelope.

1903 J. Y. F. Blake West Pointer with Boers xxvii. 367 Where the duiker, spring-bok and koedoe roam.

1931 Discovery 12 61/2 I doubt if the black rhinoceros will long survive, or the sable or the eland or the kudu.

1947 L. Hastings Dragons are Extra viii. 176 A Kudu bull with his great spiral horns a good sixty inches long.

1957 Cape Times 6 Apr. 5/7 A variety of rhinos, nyalas, koedoe, blou wildebees and other game.

1961 Guardian 9 June 9/3 He roused the boys..with a kudu horn he had captured in Matabeleland.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo i. 20 Greater kudu..are antelope of scrub-covered mountains.

1971 Inside Kenya Today Mar. 52/1 Other craters in Marsabit Forest are frequented by Greater Kudu.

1973 Nature 12 Jan. 106/1 The most obvious change has been a decline in woodland-associated species such as lesser kudu, baboon, vervet-monkey, leopard and impala.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kudu
释义	kudun. Brit. /ˈkuːduː/, U.S. /ˈkudu/ Forms: Also 1700s– (South African) koedoe, 1700s–1800s coodoo, 1800s koodoo, koudou. Etymology: < Xhosa, given as iqudu in Davis' Kaffir Dict. (1872). Either of two African antelopes, Tragelephas strepsiceros, the greater kudu, or T. imberbis, the lesser kudu, which is confined to East Africa; the male of the former has spirally-twisted horns, attaining in full-grown specimens a length of 3 feet or more. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph) > Tragelaphas strepsiceros (kudu) condoma1774 kudu1777 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph) > other types of bran-deer1774 kudu1777 bongo1861 sitatunga1881 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 84 The Coodoo, or Kolben's bock ohne namen (goat without a name). 1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope II. 213 Koedoe is the name given by the colonists to a beautiful tall gazel with long and slender shanks. 1802 Sporting Mag. 20 141 The n'gou and koudou are also inhabitants of Caffraria. 1866 D. Livingstone 19 Dec. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. vii. 161 I got a fine male Kudu. 1879 R. J. Atcherley Trip to Boërland 155 Advancing..with their beautiful spiral horns towering high above them, were two magnificent koodoos. 1901 Knowledge July 150/2 The horns take the form of upwardly directed corkscrews, mimicking in fact to a certain degree those of the beautiful African kudu antelope. 1903 J. Y. F. Blake West Pointer with Boers xxvii. 367 Where the duiker, spring-bok and koedoe roam. 1931 Discovery 12 61/2 I doubt if the black rhinoceros will long survive, or the sable or the eland or the kudu. 1947 L. Hastings Dragons are Extra viii. 176 A Kudu bull with his great spiral horns a good sixty inches long. 1957 Cape Times 6 Apr. 5/7 A variety of rhinos, nyalas, koedoe, blou wildebees and other game. 1961 Guardian 9 June 9/3 He roused the boys..with a kudu horn he had captured in Matabeleland. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo i. 20 Greater kudu..are antelope of scrub-covered mountains. 1971 Inside Kenya Today Mar. 52/1 Other craters in Marsabit Forest are frequented by Greater Kudu. 1973 Nature 12 Jan. 106/1 The most obvious change has been a decline in woodland-associated species such as lesser kudu, baboon, vervet-monkey, leopard and impala. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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