oribi

American  

[awr-uh-bee, or-] / ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr- /

noun

• oribis
  plural

1. a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.

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oribi British  

/ ˈɒrɪbɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oribis
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of oribi

1785–95; < Afrikaans < Khoikhoi, perhaps to be identified with Nama !gore-b

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Example Sentences

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oribi oribis

The tiny oribi, about the size of a greyhound, saw its population plummet by 50%.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023

We found thousands of oribi on the Guas Ngishu Plateau.

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

For instance, there's the oribi and the dik-dik, to say nothing of the steinbuck and the klipspringer.

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

I hurried back, and there lay a little oribi only a few hours old and with big, wondering eyes that looked gravely up at me as I bent over it.

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

A bare gland-patch behind the ear serves to distinguish the oribis or ourebis, as typified by Oribia montana of the Cape; lateral hoofs being present and the face-pit large.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Also the mamma oribis had given birth to bouncing baby oribis, and the sight of the little ones was most pleasing to the eyes.

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

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