'Pygmy antelope' definitions:
Definition of 'Pygmy antelope'
From: GCIDE
- Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See Pygmy.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Pygmy antelope (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
- Pygmy goose (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
- Pygmy owl (Zool.), the gnome.
- Pygmy parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasitern[ae]), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pygmy antelope'
From: GCIDE
- Kleeneboc \Kleene"boc`\ (kl[=e]n"b[o^]k`), n. [D. kleen little, small + bok buck.] (Zool.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygm[ae]us), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and {pygmy antelope}. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pygmy antelope'
From: GCIDE
- Guevi \Gue"vi\, n. (Zool.) One of several very small species and varieties of African antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or kleeneboc (Cephalophus pygm[ae]a); -- called also {pygmy antelope}. [1913 Webster]