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Strepsiceros

noun

African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks

• Syn: ↑Tragelaphus, ↑genus Tragelaphus, ↑genus Strepsiceros

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑bongo, ↑Tragelaphus eurycerus, ↑Boocercus eurycerus, ↑kudu, ↑koodoo, ↑koudou, ↑harnessed antelope, ↑nyala, ↑Tragelaphus angasi, ↑mountain nyala, ↑Tragelaphus buxtoni, ↑bushbuck, ↑guib, ↑Tragelaphus scriptus

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\\strepˈsisərəs, -ˌräs\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, addax, from Greek strepsikerōs, from strepsi- + -kerōs (from keras horn) — more at horn

1. capitalized : a large genus of African antelopes comprising the kudus, harnessed antelopes, nyalas, and related forms

2. plural strepsiceros : any antelope of the genus Strepsiceros

Useful english dictionary. 2012.