A species of antelope with remarkably long and slender limbs and neck, reminiscent of a small giraffe (illustration). The name Gerenuk means "giraffe neck" in Somali. A mammal of the Bovidae family in the order Artiodactyla. Compared to the body, the head, especially the jaw area, is small, and males have well-built horns 32-44 cm long that curve backward at first and then extend upward. The body is reddish brown all over except for the white underside. However, the back is dark, creating a contrast with the light-colored sides of the body. The large eyes are surrounded by white. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
四肢と首が著しく細長く,小さなキリンを思わせるアンテロープの1種(イラスト)。ジェレヌクの名は,ソマリ語で〈キリンの首〉の意。偶蹄目ウシ科の哺乳類。体に比較して頭部,とくに顎口(がつこう)部が小さく,雄には,はじめ後方に湾曲し,次いで上方にのびる長さ32~44cmのしっかりしたつくりの角がある。体色は白色の腹面を除いて全身赤褐色。ただし,背中側は暗色で,明色の体側面とコントラストをつくる。大きな目の周囲は白色。
出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報 |
>>: Scheele - Karl Wilhelm Scheele
...General term for marine fishes belonging to th...
〘Noun〙 = Urushimuro (lacquer room) ※Kan'ei pub...
…So, the colors are arranged in a regular order a...
...In 1920, the coastal areas where the Zanzibar ...
A town in Aiko District, in the northern part of K...
…Mechanical vacuum pumps are similar to general g...
Also known as dryland agriculture or arid agricult...
...The general term for these tolls was customs d...
A town in the west of Sarawak, in the northwest of...
...Catholic nun. Commonly known as Mother Teresa....
A work that describes a method of Jewish biblical ...
Usually, it is an ornament attached to a horse'...
Oxide-rich soils such as laterite [US Dept. Agricu...
〘noun〙① (━suru) To open a temple. To lay the found...
The inhabitants of the central highlands, the Haz...