duiker
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duiker /ˈdʌɪkə/
▶noun (pl. same or duikers)
- 1 a small African antelope, typically with a tuft of hair between the horns. [Sylvicapra grimmia and other species.]
- 2 S. African a cormorant.
– origin C18: from S. Afr. Du., from Du., lit. ‘diver’, from the antelope's habit of plunging through bushes when pursued.
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