[syn: bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bongo \Bon"go\, n.
Either of two large antelopes (Bo["o]cercus eurycercus of
West Africa, and Bo["o]cercus isaaci of East Africa) of a
reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.
Either of two large antelopes (Bo["o]cercus eurycercus of
West Africa, and Bo["o]cercus isaaci of East Africa) of a
reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl. bongos or bongo.
one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a
different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bongo
n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: bongo, bongo
drum]
2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-
brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: bongo,
Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus]