| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| koaita | noun | Same as Coaita. |
| kobalt | noun | See Cobalt. |
| kobold | noun | A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow. |
| kohnur | noun | A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers. |
| kokama | noun | The gemsbok. |
| kokoon | noun | The gnu. |
| komtok | noun | An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food. |
| konite | noun | See Conite. |
| koodoo | noun | A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also nellut. |
| kopeck | noun | A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents. |
| kosmos | noun | See Cosmos. |
| koulan | noun | A wild horse (Equus, / Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; — called also gour, khur, and onager. |
| kousso | noun | An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. |
| kowtow | noun & verb i. | The same as Kotow. |