topi
- noun
- /ˈtoʊpi/
- South African
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topi
- At first light on the Mara, the predators of the night can be seen lustily consuming the early morning kill: topi, eland, zebra, and remnants of the wildebeest migration.
Examples
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Deciding that life was no longer worth living, he walked up to a pride of lions that were gorging themselves on a topi carcass and, striding into their midst, began cursing them and hitting them with his bare hands.
Fiction book (1994) -
Sometimes, the wildebeest unite with topi and zebra to cross.
Academic text (2009) -
While on safari, we spotted a herd of topi gracefully running across the grasslands of East Africa.
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The topi, with its reddish-brown coat, is known for its incredible speed and agility.
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In the early morning light, the topi grazed peacefully beside the acacia trees.
Synonyms
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An animal with long legs and curved horns that runs fast in Africa and Asia
A large African antelope that runs fast and has clear markings
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Topi for the African antelope comes from a local East African name that English speakers took up to name this fast, reddish animal. Like other animal names borrowed into English such as impala, topi is the local word for the species, which is why we use it today for that particular antelope.