topi

topi
noun (plural topi or topis) Etymology: perhaps from Swahili Date: 1894 a sub-Saharan antelope (Damaliscus lunatus syn. D. korrigum) having a glossy usually reddish-brown coat with purplish-black and yellowish markings

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  • topi — TOPÍ, topesc, vb. IV. 1. refl. şi tranz. A trece sau a face ca un corp să treacă, prin încălzire, din stare solidă în stare lichidă; a (se) lichefia. ♦ refl. A şi pierde consistenţa, a se muia (sub efectul căldurii). ♦ tranz. şi refl. fig.… …   Dicționar Român

  • topi — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Damaliscus lunatus angl. korrigum; sassaby; South African sassaby; tiang; topi; tsessebe vok. Halbmondantilope; Korrigum; Leierantilope; Riesenleierantilope; Sassaby… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Topi — steht für eine Unterart der Leierantilope den Familiennamen von Bamir Topi (* 1957), albanischer Staatspräsident Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichne …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • topi — topi; iso·topi·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • Topi — To pi, n. An antelope ({Damaliscus corrigum jimela}) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of East Africa. Also, any of various related varieties of other districts south of the Sahara. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Topi —   [afrikanisch] das, (s)/ s, Unterart von Damaliscus lunatus (Leierantilopen) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ţopi — s.m. pl. (reg.) nume dat moţilor. Trimis de blaurb, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DAR …   Dicționar Român

  • Topi — Damaliscus korrigum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Topi — This article is about the antelope. For the town see Topi (town). For the headgear, see Pith helmet. Taxobox name = TopiMSW3 Grubb|id=14200517] image width = 260px image caption = Topi ( D. k. jimela ) in the Masai Mara status = lr/cd status… …   Wikipedia

  • topi — topi1 /toh pee , toh pee/, n., pl. topis. topee. topi2 /toh pee/, n., pl. topis. an antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, of east central Africa, having bluish black and yellow markings. [1905 10; said to be < Swahili] * * * ▪ mammal also called… …   Universalium

  • topi — UK [ˈtəʊpiː] / US [ˈtoʊpɪ] noun [countable] Word forms topi : singular topi plural topis or topi a light hard hat with a brim that is worn in hot countries to protect you from the sun …   English dictionary

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