Strepsiceros

Thesaurus

Noun

Strepsiceros - African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucksgenus Strepsiceros, genus Tragelaphus, Tragelaphusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsBovidae, family Bovidae - true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goatsBoocercus eurycerus, Tragelaphus eurycerus, bongo - large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral hornskoodoo, koudou, kudu - either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bushharnessed antelope - any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harnessTragelaphus angasi, nyala - spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neckmountain nyala, Tragelaphus buxtoni - shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopiabushbuck, guib, Tragelaphus scriptus - antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns

Strepsiceros

a genus of artiodactyls of the family Bovidae. It is close to the other genera of twisted-horn ox antelopes. The horns of the males are long and twisted into the shape of a corkscrew; the females have no horns. There are two species. The greater kudu (S. strepsiceros) stands up to 132 cm high at the shoulder and measures up to 245 cm long. It is distributed primarily in Africa south of the Zambezi River. The lesser kudu (S. imberbis) stands about 100 cm high and is distributed in Somali and other parts of East Africa. The females are smaller than the males. The coloration ranges from reddish gray to bluish gray with white stripes on the sides. The kudu lives in small groups, more rarely alone, in wooded hills, feeding on grass and tree leaves.

Strepsiceros

noun

Synonyms for Strepsiceros

noun African antelopes: kudus

Synonyms

genus Strepsiceros
genus Tragelaphus
Tragelaphus

Related Words

mammal genus
Bovidae
family Bovidae
Boocercus eurycerus
Tragelaphus eurycerus
bongo
koodoo
koudou
kudu
harnessed antelope
Tragelaphus angasi
nyala
mountain nyala
Tragelaphus buxtoni
bushbuck
guib
Tragelaphus scriptus