reedbuck

[ reed-buhk ]

/ ˈridˌbʌk /

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noun, plural reed·bucks, (especially collectively) reed·buck.

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

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Origin of reedbuck

1825–35; translation of Afrikaans rietbok

Words nearby reedbuck

reebok, reecho, reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley

How to use reedbuck in a sentence

Meanwhile Black had received a leg of the reedbuck on his head and was pushing the clammy thing from him.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies|Frank Worthington
A reedbuck was startled out of the grass and noisily ran away, giving the alarm.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
This subspecies is called the Uganda race of the bohor reedbuck—sometimes abbreviated to "bohor."
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
The reedbuck's distinguishing characteristic is a sharp whistle, which he sounds shrilly when alarmed.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

Reedbuck, sometimes a bushbuck, frequently hyenas, and many large owls are driven out of nearly every good-sized swamp.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for reedbuck

reedbuck

/ (ˈriːdˌbʌk) /

noun plural -bucks or -buck

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

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