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- English Word Koaita Definition Same as Coaita.
- English Word Koala Definition A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.
- English Word Kob Definition Alt. of Koba
- English Word Koba Definition Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
- English Word Kobalt Definition See Cobalt.
- English Word Kobellite Definition A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.
- English Word Kobold Definition A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.
- English Word Kodak Definition A kind of portable camera.
- English Word Koel Definition Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.
- English Word Koff Definition A two-masted Dutch vessel.
- English Word Kohinoor Definition Alt. of Kohnur
- English Word Kohl Definition A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
- English Word Kohl-rabi Definition A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.
- English Word Kohl-rabies Definition of Kohl-rabi
- English Word Kohnur Definition A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers.
- English Word Kokama Definition The gemsbok.
- English Word Koklass Definition Any pheasant of the genus Pucrasia. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also pucras.
- English Word Kokoon Definition The gnu.
- English Word Kolarian Definition An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindostan.
- English Word Kolarian Definition Of or pertaining to the Kolarians.
- English Word Komenic Definition Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid.
- English Word Komtok Definition An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.
- English Word Kon Definition To know. See Can, and Con.
- English Word Konite Definition See Conite.
- English Word Konze Definition A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.
- English Word Koodoo Definition A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also nellut.
- English Word Kookoom Definition The oryx or gemsbok.
- English Word Koolokamba Definition A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
- English Word Koolslaa Definition See Coleslaw.
- English Word Koord Definition See Kurd.