Duiker

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  • noun. Any of various small African antelopes of the genera Cephalophus, Philantomba, or Sylvicapra, having short, backward-pointing horns and inhabiting forests or thickets.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Short for duiker-bok.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One of any species of small antelope of the Cephalophinae subfamily.
  • Word Usage
    "When alarmed, they plunge into the protection of dense vegetation - hence the origin of the name duiker, which means "diver.""
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