sitatunga

noun

sit·​a·​tun·​ga

variants or situtunga

ˌsitəˈtu̇ŋgə

plural sitatungas or sitatunga or situtungas or situtunga

: an antelope (Strepsiceros spekii) of the central African swampland that has a shaggy, spotted, brownish coat with six to eight vertical white stripes on the sides and in the male long, spirally twisted horns

called also marshbuck

Word History

Etymology

Subiya & Tonga

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