madoqua
/məˈdəʊkwə/noun
Originally: a tiny dik-dik, Madoqua saltiana (formerly Antilope saltiana), of Ethiopia and other parts of eastern Africa. Now (usually) (in form Madoqua): the genus comprising the dik-diks.
- Valid publication of the genus name: W. Ogilby 1837, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 4 137..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Bruce (1730–1794), traveller in Africa. From scientific Latin Madoqua from Amharic mĕdaqqwa.
- off-the-course
- off the cuff
- off-the-face
- off the grid
- off the grog
- off the hook
- off-the-job
- off the map
- off the pace
- off the peg
- off-the-plan
- off the rack
- off the record
- off-the-road
- off the scale
- off the shelf
- off the shoulder
- off the top of one's head
- off the wall
- off the wind
- off time
- off-topic
- off-track
- off-trade
- off-trail