lechwe

American  

[leech-wee] / ˈlitʃ wi /

noun

1. an African antelope, Kobus leche, related to the waterbuck, inhabiting wet, grassy plains: a threatened species.

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Etymology

Origin of lechwe

1855–60; probably < Sesotho lets'a

Example Sentences

They are made from the skin of a lechwe antelope by the Batwa men and worn by the women or used by the women to protect their babies from the elements.

From BBC

The Delta is also the global stronghold for the red lechwe, a water-loving antelope.

From The Guardian

Posterity will judge our generation harshly for having been responsible for depletions of rhinos, black lechwes and other species.”

From The Guardian

The Nile lechwe, an antelope, is believed to be suffering in captivity because zoos are allocating less space to rare hoofed species.

From New York Times