kudu C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled koodoo US /ˈkuːduː/ UK /ˈkuːduː/ See IPA manual Freq #84067 Meanings 1 noun either of two large African antelopes whose males bear long spiral horns, the greater kudu and the lesser kudu A male kudu turned its head carefully so that its spiral horns cleared the thorn branches. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · either of two large african... koodoo Word family Related forms greater kudulesser kuduantelopeTragelaphus Etymology Borrowed through Afrikaans koedoe from Khoekhoe kudu-b, the local name for the antelope. The historical English spelling koodoo reflects the same borrowing. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kudu **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkuːduː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkuːduː/ **Frequency rank:** 84067 ## Meanings 1. either of two large African antelopes whose males bear long spiral horns, the greater kudu and the lesser kudu ## Examples - A male kudu turned its head carefully so that its spiral horns cleared the thorn branches. ## Synonyms - koodoo ## Related Forms - greater kudu - lesser kudu - antelope - Tragelaphus ## Etymology Borrowed through Afrikaans koedoe from Khoekhoe kudu-b, the local name for the antelope. The historical English spelling koodoo reflects the same borrowing. ## Topics - Animals markdown