koodoo

English

Etymology

From Nama kudu-b.

Noun

koodoo (plural koodoos)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of kudu.
    • 1976 Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Jock of the Bushveld p. 190. Longman: ISBN 0582161231 (The book was first published in 1907).
      "The koodoo lying partly on its side, with both hind-legs hampered by the mass of dead wood, could not rise, but it swept the clear space in front with the terrible horns, and for some time kept Jock at bay."

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