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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