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DAMALISCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

African antelopes: sassabies

Synonyms:

Damaliscus; genus Damaliscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Damaliscus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Damaliscus"):

Damaliscus lunatus; sassaby; topi (a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal)

Holonyms ("Damaliscus" is a member of...):

Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)

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