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dik-dik
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dik-dik  (dkdk)
n.
Any of several very small African antelopes of the genus Madoqua.
[Of East African origin, perhaps imitative of its cry.]
dik-dik [ˈdɪkˌdɪk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small antelope of the genus Madoqua, inhabiting semiarid regions of Africa, having an elongated muzzle and, in the male, small stout horns
[an East African name, probably of imitative origin]
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Noun1.dik-dik - any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
genus Madoqua, Madoqua - genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
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