sitatunga

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UK/sɪtəˈtʌŋɡə/

noun

The marsh buck, Tragelaphus spekeii.

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Meanings

nounsitatunga (plural sitatungas)

plural sitatungas · alternative situtunga

  1. The marsh buck, Tragelaphus spekeii.

    ‘There's plenty here,’ he grunts, nodding at the bloated carcasses of two hartebeests and a sitatunga.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 148

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
marsh buck

Origin

From Swahili.

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Cite this entry
APA

sitatunga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitatunga

MLA

“sitatunga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitatunga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitatunga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitatunga.

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