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kob

/kɒb/

kob noun: an African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.

kob: an African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob
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Noun (1)

kob (plural kobs or kob)

  1. An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.

Noun (2)

kob (plural kobs)

  1. Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.

Proper noun capitalized: KOB

KOB

  1. The station code of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong.

Forms of kob

pluralkobs
pluralkob
alternative formkoba

Origin of kob

Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.

From Afrikaans kob, from Dutch kobbe (“fish, goby, lumpfish”).

Words that rhyme with kob

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Questions about kob

What does kob mean?
Kob means an African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
What part of speech is kob?
Kob can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kob?
Kob is pronounced /kɒb/.
What is the plural of kob?
The plural of kob is kobs.

Words near kob in the dictionary

  1. Koasati
  2. Koasatis
  3. koashvite
  4. koauau
  5. Koay
  6. kob
  7. koba
  8. Kobabe
  9. Kobach
  10. kobald
  11. kobalds

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