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greater kudu

Meaning of "greater kudu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREATER KUDU

ˈɡreɪtə ˈkuːduː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREATER KUDU

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Greater kudu is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREATER KUDU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greater kudu

The greater kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis.

Definition of greater kudu in the English dictionary

The definition of greater kudu in the dictionary is a spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, which inhabits the bush of Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREATER KUDU

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREATER KUDU

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GREATER KUDU

bedu · bundu · Chengdu · compte rendu · didjeridu · edu · Katmandu · lesser kudu · malentendu · Mont Perdu · nandu · nhandu · pendu · perdu · pudu · tamandu · Tamil Nadu · teledu · tendu · wudu

Synonyms and antonyms of greater kudu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greater kudu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREATER KUDU

Find out the translation of greater kudu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of greater kudu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greater kudu» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

更大的捻
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

mayor kudu
570 millions of speakers
en

English

greater kudu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अधिक से अधिक कुडू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كودو أكبر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Большой куду
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

maior kudu
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বৃহত্তর কুদু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

le grand koudou
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Lebih besar harus
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kudu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

大きなクーズー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

큰 리아스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih kudu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kudu lớn hơn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய குடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मोठे कुडू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Daha büyük kudu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

kudu maggiore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Greater Kudu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

великий куду
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

kudu mai mari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλη αντιλόπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groter koedoe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

större kudu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

større kudu
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREATER KUDU»

Discover the use of greater kudu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greater kudu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
The greater kudu is one of the few large mammals that are capable of surviving in settled country. So long as adequate cover remains, it is wonderfully adept at concealment, emerging to feed (often in cultivation) only at night. It has actually ...
Richard Estes, 1991
2
Ungulate Taxonomy
2n is as follows (males/females): greater kudu, 2n = 31/32; lesser kudu, 2n = 38/ 38; nyala, 2n = 55/56; sitatunga, 2n = 30/30; bushbuck, 2n = 33/34; common eland, 2n = 31/32; all have a Yautosome translocation (Benirschke et al. 1980).
Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, 2011
3
The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
Greater kudu are a savanna woodland species that do not occur in desert, forest or open grassland areas. In semi-desert areas, for example those in the Nama- Karoo biomc, they tend to be localised, only being found where there is sufficient  ...
J. D. Skinner, Christian T. Chimimba, 2005
4
Ethiopia
Both species are dark grey in general colour and have white vertical stripes on their sides (the lesser kudu normally has ten or more stripes, the greater kudu fewer than ten). The greater kudu is the second tallest of all African antelopes and ...
Philip Briggs, 2012
5
Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa
... southern reedbuck, giant sable greater kudu, red lechwe, blue wildebeest, steenbok greater kudu, blue wildebeest, steenbok common eland, blue wildebeest, steenbok blue wildebeest bushbuck, common eland, blue duiker, roan bushbuck, ...
Rod East, 1989
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Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia
The eland is fairly common in the Serengeti and Mikumi national parks, but difficult to approach closely. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepserkos) Sw: tandala. Shoulder height: 140-1 55cm; weight: 180-250kg. In many parts of Africa, the greater ...
Philip Briggs, 2009
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Northern Tanzania, 3rd: Serengeti, Kilamanjaro, Zanzibar
The eland is fairly common in Serengeti and Mkomazi national parks, but diflficult to approach closely. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsericos) Sw: tandala. Shoulder height: 140155cm; weight: 180-250kg. In many parts of Africa, the greater ...
Philip Briggs, Chris McIntyre, 2013
8
Collecting World Coins: Circulating Issues 1901 - Present
UMZANSTI AFRIKA Rev: Greater Kudu, value Edge: Segmented reeding Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 2000 — — — 0.80 2.00 3.00 2001 3,600,000 — — 0.80 2.00 3.00 2001 Proof 3,678 Value: 12.00 KM# 273 2 RAND 5.5000 g., Nickel ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2011
9
Olduvai Gorge
In this feature S. maryanus resembles the greater kudu and is markedly different from S. grandis. The cross-section at the base of the horn cores is narrow from side to side and is elongated anterior- posteriorly. In two specimens of S. maryanus ...
L. S. Leakey, 1965
10
Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present
... KM# 139 2 RAND 5.5000 g., Nickel Plated Copper, 23 mm. Obv: Arms with supporters Obv. Leg.: SUID AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA Rev: Greater Kudu and value Edge: Segmented reeding Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1989 65,233,000  ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREATER KUDU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greater kudu is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Magical SA bush stays: Have yourself a winter bush escape
And yet if we spotted the common old Greater Kudu (an animal I know all too well), David was able to tell me something either completely new ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
Alex returns to Perth from African charity horse trek
“We rode with zebra, wildebeeste, eland, blesbok, greater kudu, warthog and later on we stopped to view hippos — a male, a female and a ... «Scottish Daily Record, Apr 15»
3
Brownsville antelope to be released onto ranch land
Greater kudu generally live for eight years in the wild, where their numbers are being diminished by habitat loss and hunting for their skin, ... «KGBT-TV, Mar 15»
4
Hide the Barry White music: Baby boom going on at El Paso Zoo
... with four healthy new additions born over the last month. Three Thomson's gazelles and one greater kudu were born at the zoo between Jan. «KVIA El Paso, Feb 15»
5
Naples Zoo has record-breaking animal
A greater kudu at the Naples Zoo is now the oldest male kudu that has ever lived in North America. Earlier this month Selous broke the record ... «The News-Press, Dec 14»
6
Naples Zoo staff celebrates kudu, mourns cheetah
The zoo's male greater kudu antelope Selous is 15 years, 4 months, and 10 days old today. Experts have confirmed that not only is Selous the ... «The News-Press, Dec 14»
7
Naples Zoo's male cheetah, Steelman, dies
"Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens staff was looking forward to a celebration Thursday: the U.S. record-breaking age of its Greater kudu. «Naples Daily News, Dec 14»
8
Naples Zoo antelope breaks age record
Selous, Naples Zoo's Greater kudu Antelope, has become the oldest living male now alive in the country - and is the second male to ever reach ... «NBC2 News, Dec 14»
9
Mixing Taxidermy and Art
They incorporate human faces into majestic, utterly naturalistic wild animals, such as zebra, greater kudu and a couple of especially arresting ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
10
Revamped African Safari Train chugs into Wildlife World Zoo
The safari park features a few known favorites and several new species including: a pair of rare cheetahs, greater kudu, rock hyrax, baboons, ... «YourWestValley.com, Nov 14»
REFERENCE
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