English Explanatory Dictionary

kob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
noun
  1. Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.
name
  1. The station code of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

/kɒb/

Word forms

kob kobs koba

Etymology

Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.

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