duiker

[ dahy-ker ]

noun

, plural dui·kers, (especially collectively) dui·ker.

1. any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.

duiker

/ ˈdaɪˌkə /

noun

1. Also calledduikerbokˈdaɪkəbɒk any small antelope of the genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra, occurring throughout Africa south of the Sahara, having short straight backward-pointing horns, pointed hooves, and an arched back
2. any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag ( Phalacrocorax africanus )

Word History and Origins

Origin of duiker¹

1770–80; < Afrikaans, Dutch duiker diver, equivalent to duiken to dive ( duck ² ) + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of duiker¹

C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch duiker diver, from duiken to dive; see duck ²

Example Sentences

Upon reaching the road, it stopped, and looked at me, and I then saw that it was a duiker.

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They are all small, the dik-dik being scarcely larger than a rabbit, and they are divided into as many subspecies as the duiker.

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In fact, it gets its Dutch name for that reason, duiker bok, meaning "diving buck" in Dutch.

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The duiker is another little antelope that one meets frequently in the grassy places of East Africa.

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The banded duiker (C. doriae) from West Africa is golden brown with black transverse bands on the back and loins.

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