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puku

(ˈpuːkuː)
n
(Anatomy) NZ the belly or stomach
[Māori]
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Noun1.puku - an African antelope closely related to the waterbuckpuku - an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck
Adenota vardoni
antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Adenota, genus Adenota - African antelopes: puku
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