sitatunga

or sit·u·tun·ga

[ sit-uh-toong-uh ]

noun

1. an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.

sitatunga

/ ˌsɪtəˈtʊŋɡə /

noun

1. another name for marshbuck

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitatunga¹

1880–85; said to be < Lozi, Subiya, or Tonga (Bantu languages of W Zambia)

Example Sentences

The two zoos have decided on a number of Asian and African mammals for Phase 2, which could begin in a couple of years: wild pigs called babirusa and wild cattle called banteng, both from Indonesia; barasingha deer, an Indian species; and two more African antelope species - lechwe and sitatunga.

From Washington Times

Here, two days earlier, I had seen the lion in a walk-in freezer, alongside trays of rats, a sitatunga, and a severed giraffe leg, upright in a corner.

From The New Yorker

The next day, a girl of four and her parents came upon a similar scene, following the dissection of a sitatunga.

From The New Yorker

During our grueling five hours of nonstop hiking and bushwhacking, we startled several wide-eyed sitatunga and saw a couple of elephants ambling down a nearby path.

From Wall Street Journal

The Prague zoo, a major breeder of sitatunga antelopes, sent all import documents requested by the Johannesburg zoo and the animals were slaughtered because of "one missing veterinary examination," Prague zoo director Miroslav Bobek said.

From US News