sable antelope
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sable antelope
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probably from its sable black coloring
noun sable antelopes
- A large antelope, of species Hippotragus niger, of eastern and southern Africa. I saw a rhinoceros, buffalo (a large herd), eland, quagga, and sable antelope, the most beautiful of all the bucks, not to mention many smaller varieties of game, and three ostriches which scudded away at our approach like white drift before a gale.
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noun Hippotragus niger
| Kiswahili | mbarapi, palahala |
|---|---|
| Français | hippotrague noir |
| Italiano | antilope nera |
| Română | antilopa-samur |
| Русский | чёрная антило́па čórnaja antilópa |
| العربية | ظَبْي سَمُّورِيّ ẓaby sammūriyy |
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