Main Entry: ku·du

Variant(s): also koo·doo \ˈkü-(ˌ)dü\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural kudu or kudus also koodoo or koodoos

Etymology: Afrikaans koedoe, from Khoikhoi kudu-b, kudu-s

Date: 1777

: a large grayish brown African antelope (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) with large annulated spirally twisted horns; also : a related antelope (T. imberbis)

[kudu illustration]