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nagor|ˈneɪgɔː(r)|
[Arbitrarily named by Buffon (1764 Hist. Nat. XII. 326): see quot. 1780.]
The Senegal antelope, Cervicapra redunca, having short horns with a forward curve.
1780Smellie tr. Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1785) VII. 38 We have found, in the cabinet of M. Adanson,..a stuffed animal, which we called Nagor, on account of the resemblance of its horns to those of the nanguer. 1801Shaw Gen. Zool. II. ii. 361 The Nagor is chiefly found in that part of Senegal nearest the isle of Goree. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 80/1 The Nagor, known only from the description of Adanson and the figure of Buffon. 1904P. C. Mitchell Guide Zool. Gardens 43 The Reed-Buck, the Nagor, and Roi Rhébok are different species of Cervicapra. |