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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

bongo
    n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: bongo, bongo
         drum]
    2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-
       brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: bongo,
       Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bongo \Bon"go\, n.
   Either of two large antelopes (Bo["o]cercus eurycercus of
   West Africa, and Bo["o]cercus isaaci of East Africa) of a
   reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
   the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.
   Either of two large antelopes (Bo["o]cercus eurycercus of
   West Africa, and Bo["o]cercus isaaci of East Africa) of a
   reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
   the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl. bongos or bongo.
   one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a
   different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
   [PJC]

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