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]