koodoo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkuːduː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅′do̅o̅)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
koo•doo  (ko̅o̅′do̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -doos. 
  1. Mammalskudu.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
koodoo / ˈkuːduː/
  1. a variant spelling of kudu
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ku•du  (ko̅o̅′do̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa large African antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, the male of which has large corkscrewlike horns.
Also, koodoo. 
  • Khoikhoi ≠kudu
  • Afrikaans koedoe
  • 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kudu, koodoo / ˈkuːduː/
  1. either of two spiral-horned antelopes, Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu) or T. imberbis (lesser kudu), which inhabit the bush of Africa
Etymology: 18th Century: from Afrikaans koedoe, probably from Khoikhoi
'koodoo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kudu

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