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dik-dik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
dik-dik
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.

Etymology

Imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed.

Inflected Forms

dik-diks (plural)

Questions

What does dik-dik mean?
A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.
Where does dik-dik come from?
Imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed.

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