duiker

noun, plural dui·kers, (especially collectively) dui·ker.

1. any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.

noun plural -kers or -ker

1. Also called: duikerbok (ˈdaɪkəbɒk) any small antelope of the genera Cephalophus and Sylvicapra, occurring throughout Africa south of the Sahara, having short straight backward-pointing horns, pointed hooves, and an arched back
2. Southern African any of several cormorants, esp the long-tailed shag (Phalacrocorax africanus)