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nounthe second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Oceanpart of:
Definition that contains africa
- impala African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
- warthog African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
- baobab African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
- dika African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
- genus chlorophis African green snakes
- irvingia gabonensis African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
- crocodile bird African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
- euphorbia medusae African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
- cedar mahogany African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
- genus damaliscus African antelopes: sassabies