topi

1 a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee]

2 a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal [syn: sassaby, Damaliscus lunatus]

see Topi

Campidanese Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian topo.

Noun

topi

1. mouse

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hindi

Noun

topi

1. hat

Italian

Noun

topi (plural of topo)

1. mice

Romanian

Etymology

From a language, compare Croatian topiti.

Verb

topi (inf. used in the form a topi)

1. melt

This article is about the antelope. For the town see Topi (town). For the headgear, see Pith helmet.

The Topi, or Sassaby, (Damaliscus korrigum jimela) is a subspecies of the Korrigum, a savannah and floodplain antelope. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. It became regionally extinct in Burundi.

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