KOBUS

Meaning of KOBUS in English

ˈkōbəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from English kob (I)

: a genus of antelopes containing the typical waterbucks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

KOBUS — genus of antelopes, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), containing about six speciesthe waterbucks and lechwes, the kob, and the puku. Members …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATERBUCK — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Date: 1839 a stocky antelope ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) of sub-Saharan Africa that commonly frequent …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LECHWE — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: probably from Sesotho lets'a Date: 1857 an antelope ( Kobus leche ) that inhabits …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATERBUCK — Species of antelope ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) that lives in herds, usually near water, on plains and floodplains and in …
Английский словарь Британика
SING-SING — I. ˈsiŋˌsiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Malinke si-nsing antelope : a West African waterbuck ( Kobus defassa unctuosus ) …
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COB — I. ˈkäb transitive verb ( cobbed ; cobbed ; cobbing ; cobs ) Etymology: Middle English cobben to fight, give …
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WATERBUCK — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans waterbok : any of various antelopes that commonly frequent streams or wet lands: as …
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DEFASSA — də̇ˈfasə noun ( plural defassa ) Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of Kobus defassa ), from Latin, defassa, defessa, feminine …
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COBUS — ˈkōbəs synonym of kobus
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CHUZWI — ˈchəzˌwē noun ( plural chuzwi or chuzwis ) Etymology: of African origin; akin to Umbundu ochisovo, ochisema waterbuck : an …
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WATER BUCK — () A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a …
Английский словарь Webster
POOKOO — (n.) A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.
Английский словарь Webster
KOBA — (n.) Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
Английский словарь Webster
WATER BUCK — A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOKOO — ( n. ) A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KOBA — ( n. ) Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATERBUCK — /waw"teuhr buk', wot"euhr-/ , n. any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus, frequenting marshes and reedy places, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LECHWE — /leech"wee/ , n. an African antelope, Kobus leche, related to the waterbuck, inhabiting wet, grassy plains: a threatened species. [ …
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KOB — /kob, kohb/ , n. an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe. [ 1765-75; said to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATERBUCK — noun ( plural waterbuck or waterbucks ) Date: 1839 : a stocky antelope ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) of sub-Saharan Africa …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LECHWE — noun ( plural lechwe or lechwes ) Etymology: probably from Sesotho lets'a Date: 1857 : an antelope ( Kobus leche …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER BUCK — a large, heavy antelope (kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of central africa. it frequents the banks of rivers and is a good …
Webster English vocab
POOKOO — noun a red african antelope (kobus vardoni) allied to the water buck.
Webster English vocab
KOBA — noun any one of several species of african antelopes of the genus kobus, ·esp. the species kobus sing-·sg
Webster English vocab
WATERBUCK — ■ noun a large African antelope that lives near rivers and lakes in the savannah. [ Kobus ellipsiprymnus .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
LECHWE — [ 'lɛ:tʃwi ] ■ noun ( plural same) an antelope with long horns, found in southern Africa and the Sudan. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SING-SING — зоол. синг-синг, болотный козёл (Kobus) (зоология) синг-синг, болотный козел (Kobus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KOB — зоол. коб, болотный козёл (Kobus kob) (зоология) коб, болотный козел (Kobus kob)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
АНТИЛОПЫ — общее название для многих парнокопытных млекопитающих, относящихся к семейству полорогих (Bovidae), но отличающихся от других его представителей более изящным телосложением …
Русский словарь Colier
SING-SING — зоол. синг-синг, болотный козёл (Kobus) (зоология) синг-синг, болотный козел (Kobus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KOB — зоол. коб, болотный козёл (Kobus kob) (зоология) коб, болотный козел (Kobus kob)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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