New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Duiker — ist der Name von Johannes Duiker (auch Jan Duiker; 1890−1935), niederländischer Architekt und Autor K. Sello Duiker (eigentlich Kabelo Duiker; 1974−2005), südafrikanischer Schriftsteller Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung z … Deutsch Wikipedia
duiker — [dī′kər] n. pl. duikers or duiker [Du duiker, lit., a diver < duiken, to DUCK2] any of several small African antelopes (as genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra) common south of the Sahara … English World dictionary
Duiker — [ dœjkər], Jan, niederländischer Architekt, * Den Haag 1. 3. 1890, ✝ Amsterdam 23. 2. 1935; beeinflusst von der Bauhausarchitektur, Mitglied der Stijl Gruppe. Duiker bestimmte mit seinen Stahlbetonbauten wesentlich das Bild der modernen… … Universal-Lexikon
duiker — ● duiker nom masculin Petite antilope au pelage gris, d Afrique tropicale … Encyclopédie Universelle
Duiker — Duikers Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent Maxwell s Duiker, Cephalophus maxwellii Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
duiker — /duy keuhr/, n., pl. duikers, (esp. collectively) duiker. any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered. [1770 80; … Universalium
duiker — Cualquiera de 19 especies de pequeños antílopes tímidos. Habitan gran parte de África, pero raras veces son vistos por los seres humanos. El duiker gris o de la sabana (Sylvicapra grimmia) tiene patas largas y vive en las sabanas con matorrales o … Enciclopedia Universal
duiker — dui•ker [[t]ˈdaɪ kər[/t]] n. pl. kers, (esp. collectively) ker. mam any small African antelope of the genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra, having short spikelike horns • Etymology: 1770–80; < Afrik, D duiker diver … From formal English to slang
duiker — /ˈdaɪkə/ (say duykuh) noun (plural duikers, duiker) any of the small African antelopes with spike like horns (usually on the males only), which plunge through and under bushes instead of leaping over them and which are included in two genera,… …
duiker — n. 1 (also duyker) any African antelope of the genus Cephalophus, usu. having a crest of long hair between its horns. 2 S.Afr. the long tailed cormorant, Phalacrocorax africanus. Etymology: Du. duiker diver: in sense 1, from plunging through… … Useful english dictionary
Duiker Island — or Duikereiland is an island off Hout Bay near Cape Town South Africa. It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare. The island is renowned for its marine wildlife such as birds and fur seal. It is visited regularly by… … Wikipedia
