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Definition of greater kudu
: a large antelope (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) of southern and eastern Africa that is typically bluish- to grayish-brown, has six to ten narrow, pale, vertical stripes on the sides, and in the male has very long spirally twisted horns
This is the zoo's second birth of a greater kudu, the second-largest antelope in Africa. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 20 Jan. 2005 — compare lesser kudu
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The first known use of greater kudu was circa 1901
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