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reedbuck

American  
[reed-buhk] / ˈridˌbʌk /

noun

  • reedbucks,
    plural
  • reedbuck
    plural
  1. any of several yellowish African antelopes of the genus Redunca, living near lakes and rivers, the male of which has short, forward-curving horns.


reedbuck British  
/ ˈriːdˌbʌk /

noun

  1. any antelope of the genus Redunca , of Africa south of the Sahara, having a buff-coloured coat and inward-curving horns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of reedbuck

1825–35; translation of Afrikaans rietbok


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She had seen many kinds of antelope: waterbuck, duikers, bushbuck, reedbuck, and a few large kudu, whose harsh bark sometimes rang through the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

To be sure, we went hunting that afternoon, up over the low cliffs, and we saw several of a very lively little animal known as the Chandler's reedbuck.

From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White

Hartbeest, reedbuck, the maned and huge-eared roan antelope, gazelle, and bush-buck, all were here, skull or mask, dominated by the vast head of the wildebeest, with ponderous sickle-curved horns.

From The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

The reedbuck is another of the smaller antelopes that carries a beautiful head, and, like nearly all of the antelopes, comes in many varieties, or subspecies.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon

Hartebeest, topi, zebra, eland, oribi, reedbuck, and small grass antelope were upon all sides and at all times.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon

About half of the slightly larger reedbucks died as well.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023

We drove deeper into the park through acacia groves and rolling grassland, spotting baboons, klipspringers, reedbucks and warthogs along the road.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018

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