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Kobus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of African antelopes of the family Bovidæ, subfamily Antilopinæ, forming part of a small group sometimes named Cervicaprinæ; the water-bucks. It includes a number of water-antelopes called kobs. Cervicapra is a synonym.
  • noun. [lowercase] An antelope of the genus Kobus; a kob.
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  • noun. African antelopes: waterbucks
  • Word Usage
    "A chance hybrid, combining the best from its parent plants, M. kobus and M. stellata 'Rosea', it will flower profusely, even on young plants."
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    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Jacobus  globus  jacobus  
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    Kobus