Definition of Kobus. Meaning of Kobus. Synonyms of Kobus

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Kobus. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Kobus and, of course, Kobus synonyms and on the right images related to the word Kobus.

Definition of Kobus

No result for Kobus. Showing similar results...

Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Water buck Wa"ter buck` (Zo["o]l.) A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok. Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche (Kobus leche), which has similar habits.
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Buck Buck, n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b?za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf. Butcher, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits. Note: A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year; a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth; and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is called a hind. --Brande & C. 2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy. The leading bucks of the day. --Thackeray. 3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.] Note: The word buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck. Blue buck. See under Blue. Water buck, a South African variety of antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus). See Illust. of Antelope.
Kobus leche
Water buck Wa"ter buck` (Zo["o]l.) A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok. Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche (Kobus leche), which has similar habits.
Kobus sing-sing
Kob Kob, Koba Ko"ba, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
Kobus Vardoni
Pookoo Poo"koo, n. [From the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.

Meaning of Kobus from wikipedia

- include: Kobus de Kock (born 1988) Cobus Grobbelaar (born 1981) Kobus Marais (born 1994) Cobus Reinach (born 1990) Kobus Van Deventer (born 1995) Kobus van...
- up kobus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kobus may refer to: Kobus (given name) Kobus (surname) Kobus (antelope), a genus of antelopes Kobus!, South...
- Kobus! (or K.O.B.U.S!) is an Afrikaans extreme metal band formed in 2000 by ex-Springbok Nude Girls guitarist Theo Crous and ex-Voice of Destruction vocalist...
- eastern Africa, the Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) appears on the coat of arms of Uganda, and white-eared kobs (Kobus kob leucotis), found in South Sudan...
- lechwe (Kobus anselli) and the extinct Cape lechwe (Kobus venterae) are also considered subspecies by some authorities (as Kobus leche anselli and Kobus leche...
- Magnolia kobus, known as mokryeon, kobus magnolia, or kobushi magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to ****an (Kyushu, Honshu, and Hokkaido) and Korea...
- horns of the males. Genus Kobus Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kobus. Wikispecies has information related to Kobus. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson...
- The waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It...
- Look up kobus or Kobus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kobus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Agnieszka Kobus (born 1990), Polish...
- Waldemar Kobus (born 1966) is a German actor. Kobus was born in Szczytno, Poland and, as an ethnic German, moved to Germany in 1970. From 1988 until 1991...