madoqua
/məˈdəʊkwə/noun
Originally: a tiny dik-dik, Madoqua saltiana (formerly Antilope saltiana), of Ethiopia and other parts of eastern Africa. Now (usually) (in form Madoqua): the genus comprising the dik-diks.
- Valid publication of the genus name: W. Ogilby 1837, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 4 137..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Bruce (1730–1794), traveller in Africa. From scientific Latin Madoqua from Amharic mĕdaqqwa.
- Turko-
- Turkoman
- Turkoman carpet
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Turk's cap
- Turk's-cap lily
- Turk's head
- Turk's-head cactus
- Turku
- Turlock
- turlough
- turmeric
- turmoil
- turn
- turn a blind eye
- turn about
- turnabout
- turn a deaf ear
- turn against (or turn someone against)
- turn (also roll over or turn over) in one's grave
- turn and turn about
- turn an honest penny
- turnaround
- turn a trick
- turnback