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plural dik-diks or dik-dik
: any of a genus (Madoqua) of small antelopes of eastern and southern Africa having an elongated snout
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From 10-pound dik-dik to 1,800-pound Lord Derby eland, no African game was out of reach.
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Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
The Matrix actor then doubled the number of dogs in his lap during Double Puppardy by correctly identifying a dik-dik as a species of antelope.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
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Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
The Matrix actor then doubled the number of dogs in his lap during Double Puppardy by correctly identifying a dik-dik as a species of antelope.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
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“Dik-dik.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dik-dik. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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