an African antelope that has a greyish or brownish coat with white vertical stripes, and a short bushy tail. The male has long spirally curved horns 林羚(非洲大羚羊)
Genus Tragelaphus, family Bovidae: the greater kudu (T. strepsiceros) and the lesser kudu (T. imberbis) 林羚属,牛科: 扭角林羚(拉丁名T. strepsiceros),小林羚(拉丁名T. imberbis)
语源
late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans koedoe, from Xhosa i-qudu