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bongo
bongo , spiral-horned antelope , Boocercus eurycerus, found in jungles and thick bamboo forests of equatorial Africa. Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small groups. They are fairly large, heavy-bodied antelopes, with males standing 4 ft (120 cm) at the shoulder. Both sexes have horns; in the male these are up to 3 ft (90 cm) long. The body is rich chestnut brown with narrow white stripes running across the back and down the sides, a pattern that provides excellent camouflage in dense thickets. Bongos have been much prized as trophies by big-game hunters. They are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. |
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"bongo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bongo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-bongo.html "bongo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-bongo.html |
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bon·go1
/ ˈbänggō; ˈbông-/
(also bongo drum)
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(pl. -gos or -goes)
either of a pair of small, long-bodied drums typically held between the knees and played with the fingers.
bongos bon·go2 • n. (pl. same or -os) a forest antelope (Tragelaphus euryceros) that has a chestnut coat with narrow white vertical stripes, native to central Africa. |
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"bongo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bongo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bongo.html "bongo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bongo.html |
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bongo
•Hidalgo
•charango, Durango, fandango, mango, Okavango, quango, Sango, tango
•Glasgow
•Argo, argot, cargo, Chicago, embargo, escargot, farrago, largo, Margot, Otago, Santiago, virago
•Lego • Marengo
•Diego, galago, Jago, lumbago, sago, Tierra del Fuego, Tobago, Winnebago
•amigo, ego, Vigo
•bingo, dingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo
•Bendigo • indigo • archipelago
•vertigo • Sligo
•doggo, logo
•bongo, Congo, drongo, Kongo, pongo
•a-gogo, go-go, pogo, Togo
•Hugo
•fungo, mungo
•ergo, Virgo
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"bongo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bongo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bongo.html "bongo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bongo.html |
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