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Record 1 1989-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

An African water antelope of the genus Kobus, represented by several distinct species ....

OBS

Koba: ... by earlier naturalists often taken as the name of a distinct species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Antilope africaine de grande taille, à cornes en lyre, et dont les formes sont robustes et trapues.

CONT

Les Kobs. Les Antilopes du genre Kob (Kobus) constituent un groupe homogène caractérisé par : (...) une attirance marquée pour l'eau, qui les a fait surnommer "Antilopes d'eau".

Spanish

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