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DAMALISCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Damaliscus mean?
• DAMALISCUS (noun)
The noun DAMALISCUS has 1 sense:
1. African antelopes: sassabies
Familiarity information: DAMALISCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African antelopes: sassabies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Damaliscus; genus Damaliscus
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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