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

I didn't go over to see if the little oribi was still alive, for I was certain that it had been killed.

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

A list of the different kinds of oribi would take up several lines of valuable space without conveying any illuminating intelligence to the lay mind.

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

"On my way in," said the colonel, "I shot an oribi, but when I heard that Heller had shot some ducks I knew that my oribi would not be served."

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