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konze

konze noun: a large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), similar to the hartebeest, but without a black patch on the face and with shorter and flatter horns.

konze: a large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), similar to the hartebeest, but without a black...
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Noun

konze

  1. A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), similar to the hartebeest, but without a black patch on the face and with shorter and flatter horns.
    • About 3 P.M. I went out to look for game, and, coming across a herd of zebras and konze antelope, managed to kill two, one of each.1881, Frederick Courteney Selous, A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa, page 308
    • Among these fertile uplands, where wooded ridge alternates with grassy hollow, the sable and the roan antelopes, the noble eland, the forest-loving kudu, and the konze love to wander, and are but rarely disturbed by the hunter.1893, The Geographical Journal - Volume 1, page 111

Questions about konze

What does konze mean?
Konze means a large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), similar to the hartebeest, but without a black patch on the face and with shorter and flatter horns.
What part of speech is konze?
Konze is a noun.

Words near konze in the dictionary

  1. Konyaks
  2. konyo girl
  3. konyo girls
  4. Konz
  5. Konza
  6. konze
  7. Konzes
  8. konzo
  9. Končanica
  10. Koo
  11. Koo Wee Rup

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