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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.
2. 2
   any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit wordnet

Etymology

Imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed.

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