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词汇 gerenuk
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Definition of gerenuk in English:

gerenuk

noun ˈɡɛrənʊkˈɡerəˌno͝ok
  • A slender East African antelope with a long neck, often browsing on tall bushes by standing on its hind legs.

    长颈羚

    Litocranius walleri, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The reserve and the park provide the chance to see Beisa oryx, the tightly striped Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and slender necked gerenuk.
    • Some of the unique animals found there are gerenuk (a gazelle with a giraffe-like neck), warthog, impala, bush buck (small antelope) and black rhino.
    • Some animals are unique to this northern park: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudu and gerenuk.
    • This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra.
    • It is during this period that thousands of animals - wildebeest, waterbuck, giraffe, impala, gerenuk, buffalo and oryx - migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River in search of water.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Somali.

Definition of gerenuk in US English:

gerenuk

nounˈɡerəˌno͝ok
  • A slender East African antelope with a long neck, often browsing on tall bushes by standing on its hind legs.

    长颈羚

    Litocranius walleri, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the unique animals found there are gerenuk (a gazelle with a giraffe-like neck), warthog, impala, bush buck (small antelope) and black rhino.
    • The reserve and the park provide the chance to see Beisa oryx, the tightly striped Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and slender necked gerenuk.
    • It is during this period that thousands of animals - wildebeest, waterbuck, giraffe, impala, gerenuk, buffalo and oryx - migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River in search of water.
    • This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra.
    • Some animals are unique to this northern park: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudu and gerenuk.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Somali.

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