Koodoo \Koo"doo\, n. (Zool.)
A large South African antelope ({Strepsiceros kudu}). The
males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long.
The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or
nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The
old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing
through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also
{nellut}. [Written also {kudu}.]
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