Abada

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The rhinoceros. obsolete
  2. 2
    A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail.

    "It is certain that the unicorn is not to be confounded with the abada, about which they usually dispute; this one may see by the difference of their names, as well as by the difference of their body and parts […]"

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"It is certain that the unicorn is not to be confounded with the abada, about which they usually dispute; this one may see by the difference of their names, as well as by the difference of their body and parts […]"

Etymology

From Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from Malay badak (“rhinoceros”).

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