MADOQUA

Madoqua, genus Madoqua

(noun) genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

madoqua (plural madoquas)

(zoology, obsolete) A small Abyssinian antelope, Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana)

Source: Wiktionary


Ma"do*qua, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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