kudu

«kudu» in Mova's school dictionary: A large African antelope with grey-brown fur and thin… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a kudu, kudus or kudu)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large African antelope with grey-brown fur and thin white stripes; the males have long, spiral, twisted horns. tree →

2) There are two kinds: the greater kudu and the lesser kudu. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons about African animals and food chains: kudu eat leaves and are hunted by lions and leopards. Their horns are used as musical horns in some places. Phrases: greater kudu, lesser kudu, kudu horn.

examples

• The kudu has amazing spiral horns. tree →
• We saw three kudu drinking at the waterhole. tree →
• Kudu eat leaves from bushes and trees. tree →
• A lion was stalking a kudu in the long grass. tree →
• Female kudu do not have horns. tree →
• The kudu jumped over a two-metre fence. tree →
• In the food chain, kudu are herbivores. tree →

note

Countable: plural «kudus» or «kudu». Pronounced KOO-doo. Comes from a southern African language via Afrikaans.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «kudu» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.