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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cobo
"O cobo correu pela savana."
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A reddish-brown African antelope of the genus Kobus, closely related to the waterbuck, typically found in marshy or wet grassland areas.
"A herd of kob grazed peacefully along the riverbank."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from West African languages, likely originating from the Wolof or another regional tongue via colonial naturalists in the 19th century. The term entered English zoological nomenclature to describe the reddish-brown antelope found across sub-Saharan Africa.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kob" is said worldwide
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cobe
Transliteration: kob
"Un cobe broute dans la savane."
Grasantilope
Transliteration: Grasantilope
"Eine Kob-Antilope lief durch das Gras."
cobo
Transliteration: cobo
"Il cobo vive vicino all'acqua."
cob
Transliteration: kob
"El cob es un antílopes africano."
cobo
Transliteration: cobo
"O cobo correu pela savana."
कॉब मृग
Transliteration: kob mrig
"मैदान में एक कॉब मृग घास चर रहा था।"
赤羚
Transliteration: chì líng
"赤羚是一种非洲羚羊。"
콥영양
Transliteration: kobeong-yang
"콥영양이 풀밭에서 풀을 뜯고 있다."
ハイイロカモシカ
Transliteration: haiirokamoshika
"コブレイヨウが湿地に生息している。"
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