dik-dik

1. 1.

   any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit

   Broaderantelope

   Part ofMadoqua

Questions about dik-dik

What does dik-dik mean?

dik-dik means "any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit".

How many syllables are in dik-dik?

dik-dik has 2 syllables and divides as dik--dik under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is dik-dik a common word?

dik-dik is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.