DUIKER


Meaning of DUIKER in English

noun

also duy·ker ˈdīkə(r), ˈdāk-

( plural duikers also duiker )

Etymology: Afrikaans duiker (formerly spelled duyker ), literally, diver, from duik to dive (from Middle Dutch dūken ) + -er — more at duck

1. : any of several small African antelopes of Cephalophus and related genera having short straight horns and commonly regarded as forming a subfamily of the Bovidae — compare blue duiker

2. Africa : cormorant

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