Definition
A genus of small African antelopes with short horns and a distinctive head shape.
Etymology
From Greek 'kephale' (head) + '-phus' (a suffix meaning having or being). The genus name directly references the animals' characteristic head structure, which was likely the defining feature noted when the genus was scientifically classified.
Kelly Says
These tiny antelopes, sometimes called duikers, were named scientifically before common names became standardized—their scientific name literally just means 'head-creature,' showing how early naturalists sometimes named species based on their most striking physical feature.
Translations
ARالعربية
رأسية
ra'asiyyah
BNবাংলা
সিপালোফোর
si-pa-lo-for
CACatalà
cefalofos
se-fa-lo-fos
CSČeština
cefalofos
ce-fa-lo-fos
DADansk
cephalophus
se-fa-lo-fus
DEDeutsch
Cephalophus
tse-fa-lo-fus
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλόφορος
ke-fa-lo-foros
ESEspañol
cefalófu
seh-fa-lo-foo
FISuomi
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
FRFrançais
céphalophe
se-fa-lo-f
GUGU
સિપાલોફોર
si-pa-lo-for
HAHA
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
HEעברית
קֶפֶלּוֹפוֹר
ke-fe-lo-for
HIहिन्दी
शीर्षाकार
sheershaakar
HUMagyar
cefalofos
ce-fa-lo-fos
IDBahasa Indonesia
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
IGIG
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
ITItaliano
cefalofos
che-fa-lo-fos
JA日本語
ケファロプス
ke-fa-ro-pusu
KKKK
сефалофор
se-fa-lo-for
KO한국어
두개골형
du-gae-gol-hyeong
MRMR
केफालोफोर
ke-fa-lo-for
MSBahasa Melayu
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
NONorsk
cephalophus
se-fa-lo-fus
PAPA
ਸਿਪਾਲੋਫੋਰ
si-pa-lo-for
PLPolski
cefalofos
che-fa-lo-fos
PTPortuguês
cefalófu
seh-fa-lo-foo
RORomână
cefalofos
che-fa-lo-fos
RUРусский
цефалофус
tse-fa-lo-fus
SVSvenska
cephalophus
se-fa-lo-fus
SWKiswahili
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
TAதமிழ்
தலைப்பு
tha-lai-pu
TEతెలుగు
కేఫాలోఫైన్
ke-fa-lo-fin
TLTL
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
TRTürkçe
sefalopos
seh-fa-lo-pos
UKУкраїнська
цефалофус
tse-fa-lo-fus
VITiếng Việt
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
YOYO
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus
ZUZU
cephalophus
sef-a-lo-fus