DUIKER


Meaning of DUIKER in English

n.1 (also duyker) any African antelope of the genus Cephalophus, usu. having a crest of long hair between its horns.

2 S.Afr. the long-tailed cormorant, Phalacrocorax africanus.

Etymology: Du. duiker diver: in sense 1, from plunging through bushes when pursued

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.