reedbuck

American  

[reed-buhk] / ˈridˌbʌk /

noun

plural

reedbucks,

plural

reedbuck

1. 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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reedbuck British  

/ ˈriːdˌbʌk /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of reedbuck

1825–35; translation of Afrikaans rietbok

Example Sentences

She had seen many kinds of antelope: waterbuck, duikers, bushbuck, reedbuck, and a few large kudu, whose harsh bark sometimes rang through the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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.

The reedbuck has short horns, usually between seven and ten inches in length, but one of our party secured one set of horns ten and a quarter inches long—an exceptionally fine head.

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

On these occasions many reedbuck would be driven out of the cover of the reeds and rushes, and go crashing up the slopes leading away from the swamp.

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

But in this afternoon tramp around the low cliffs after the elusive reedbuck, I for the first time became acquainted with a man who developed into a real friend.

From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward