oribi
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
Origin of oribi
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How to use oribi in a sentence
Pale′-ale, a light-coloured pleasant bitter ale; Pale′buck, an antelope, the oribi.
The little oribi remembered his instructions and followed them out to the letter.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonThere was lots of game for our table, from the most delicious grouse to the oribi, whose meat is the tenderest I have ever eaten.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonI didn't go over to see if the little oribi was still alive, for I was certain that it had been killed.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonFrom where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight.
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British Dictionary definitions for oribi
/ (ˈɒrɪbɪ) /
a small African antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of grasslands and bush south of the Sahara, with fawn-coloured coat and, in the male, ridged spikelike horns
Origin of oribi
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