oribi

American  

[awr-uh-bee, or‑] / ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr‑ /

noun

plural

oribis

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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Etymology

Origin of oribi

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

The little oribi remembered his instructions and followed them out to the letter.

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

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 McCutcheon, John T.

It was quite an exciting adventure for the little oribi and quite incomprehensible to the mother that he had emerged from the peril so safely.

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

Page 54, line 35. orobi.—The editions of 1628 and 1633 read oribi.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William