koodoo
- noun
- /kuːˈduː/
- South African
- While on a safari, we spotted a stunning male koodoo gracefully moving through the bush.
Examples
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The koodoo is known for its impressive long, twisted horns that can reach up to 1.5 meters in length.
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Lang pointed out to us Koodoo and Kwillo (males) and Kiteve and Kikuku (females).
Fiction book (1999) -
It attacks Buffalo, cattle, eland koodoo, giraffe, Bush book, warthogs and Bush pigs.
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The koodoo is a remarkable animal, admired for its majestic appearance and beautiful coat.
Synonyms
A large African antelope with twisted horns and white body stripes
A large African antelope with long twisted horns and white stripes
A large African antelope with long spiral horns and white stripes on its body
A large African antelope with long twisted horns and body stripes
A small African animal like a deer with white stripes and spiral horns that lives in dry woodlands
A small African antelope with a slender body and spiral horns
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Koodoo comes from a South African name koedoe for this animal. Picture a guide calling koedoe to point out the antelope, which is why koodoo today means a large African antelope with long, twisted horns.