BONGOES

BONGO

bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus

(noun) large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns

bongo, bongo drum

(noun) a small drum; played with the hands

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bongoes

plural of bongo

Source: Wiktionary


BONGO

Bon"go (bon"go), n.

Definition: Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and B. isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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