kudu
/ˈkuːduː/noun
(复同单, 或kudus)
1- an African antelope that has a greyish or brownish coat with white vertical stripes, and a short bushy tail. The male has long spirally curved horns.林羚(非洲大羚羊)。
1.1
- Genus Tragelaphus, family Bovidae: the greater kudu (T. strepsiceros) and the lesser kudu (T. imberbis).林羚属, 牛科:扭角林羚(拉丁名T. strepsiceros), 小林羚(拉丁名T. imberbis)。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans koedoe, from Xhosa i-qudu.