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Senegal|ˈsɛnɪgɔːl, senɪˈgɔːl|
[The name of a river and a republic, formerly a French overseas territory, in western Africa.]
1. Used attrib. in names of local animals and plants.
1783J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds IV. 456 Senegal Warbler, Motacilla Senegalensis. Length five inches and a quarter... Inhabits Senegal.
1781T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds I. 91 Antelope..Senegal. Antilope Bubalis..with horns almost close at the base, a little above bending out greatly... Inhabits Senegal. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 187/1 The Senegal custard apple (Anona Senegalensis). 1896H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. 60 Great spur-heeled Senegal cuckoos flapped heavily from one reed-bed to another. 1952Mackworth-Praed & Grant Birds E. & N.-E. Afr. I. 516 Senegal Coucal. Centropus senegalensis. 1966C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush xi. 158 The Senegal galago is one of the commonest mammals in the Nuba Mountains in southern Kordofan.
2. Special Comb. Senegal gum = gum-senegal s.v. gum n.2 3 a.
1867P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade (rev. ed.) Suppl. 454/1 Senegal gum, an African gum obtained from Acacia Senegalensis. 1951Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 332 Kordofan gum is the finest gum obtainable... Senegal gum ranks second in importance and is much used for technical purposes although some of the better grades are used in pharmaceutical work. |