Definitions for koodoo

koodoo koo·doo

Spelling: [koo-doo]
IPA: /ˈku du/

Koodoo is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 19 anagrams from letters in koodoo (dkoooo).

Definitions for koodoo

noun

  1. kudu.
  2. a large African antelope, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, the male of which has large corkscrewlike horns.

Origin of koodoo

1770-80; Afrikaans koedoe Khoikhoi ǂkudu

Examples for koodoo

I frequently came across the tracks of koodoo, but never saw one.

The Hottentots eagerly devour the marrow of the koodoo and other antelopes raw, as a matter of course.

At length a single animal appeared, a koodoo buck that somehow had got mixed up with the cattle.

From its 142 large size, and long twisted horns, it bears a strong resemblance to the koodoo of Southern Africa.

There we had nobler game to follow—wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo.

A pen had been built for the koodoo, and into this the two animals were now introduced.

“koodoo, pronghorn,” said Mr Rogers, looking at the herd through his glass.

There is no mane on the back of the neck, as is the case with the koodoo.

Once or twice a big buck—an eland or a koodoo—broke cover, and at the sight of me went off snorting down the slope.

You ought to see all daddy's trophies—beautiful pelts, koodoo horns, hides, and ivory from many a fine tusker!

Word Value for koodoo
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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