"dik-dik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dik-diks [plural], dik-dik [plural]
Etymology: Imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dik-dik}} dik-dik (plural dik-diks or dik-dik)
  1. A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown. Categories (lifeform): Antilopine antelopes Translations (antelope of the genus Madoqua): dikdik (Finnish), dic-dic [masculine] (Irish), dik dik [masculine] (Italian), madoqua [masculine] (Italian), dik-dik [neuter] (Romanian), дикди́к (dikdík) [masculine] (Russian), sagaaro (Somali), dicdic [masculine] (Spanish), digidigi (Swahili)

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