"kob" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒb/ Forms: kobs [plural], kob [plural], koba [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kob}} kob (plural kobs or kob)
  1. An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob. Translations (Kobus kob): блатен козел (blaten kozel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cob [masculine] (Catalan), voduška kob (Czech), kobiantilooppi (Finnish), kobi (Finnish), maraya [feminine] (Hausa), cobo [masculine] (Italian), kob [masculine] (Italian), teperetio (Nandi), kob [masculine] (Romanian), коб (kob) [masculine] (Russian), боло́тный козёл (bolótnyj kozjól) [masculine] (Russian), mbill (Wolof)
    Sense id: en-kob-en-noun-~x547MKS Disambiguation of 'Kobus kob': 65 35
  2. Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob. Categories (lifeform): Antelopes, Croakers
    Sense id: en-kob-en-noun-3fSvWt-i Disambiguation of Antelopes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Croakers: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hausa translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Nandi translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Wolof translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 1 1 7 43 40 3 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 0 8 53 33 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hausa translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Nandi translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Wolof translations: 19 81

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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          "lechwe",
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          "waterbuck",
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          "roman": "blaten kozel",
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          "word": "cob"
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          ],
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      "ipa": "/kɒb/"
    },
    {
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    }
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blaten kozel",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
      "word": "voduška kob"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
      "word": "kobiantilooppi"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
      "word": "kobi"
    },
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      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kob",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bolótnyj kozjól",
      "sense": "Kobus kob",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "Kobus kob",
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