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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dui•ker (dī′kər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kers, (esp. collectively) -ker. - Mammalsany of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
- Afrikaans, Dutch duiker diver, equivalent. to duiken to dive (see duck2) + -er -er1
- 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duiker, duyker /ˈdaɪˌkə/ n ( pl -kers, -ker)- Also called: duikerbok /ˈdaɪkəbɒk/ any small antelope of the genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra, occurring throughout Africa south of the Sahara, having short straight backward-pointing horns, pointed hooves, and an arched back
- South African any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag (Phalacrocorax africanus)
Etymology: 18th Century: via Afrikaans from Dutch duiker diver, from duiken to dive; see duck² |