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reedbuck
[ reed-buhk ]
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.
reedbuck
/ ˈriːdˌbʌk /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of reedbuck1
1825–35; translation of Afrikaans rietbok
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Example Sentences
Meanwhile Black had received a leg of the reedbuck on his head and was pushing the clammy thing from him.
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A reedbuck was startled out of the grass and noisily ran away, giving the alarm.
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This subspecies is called the Uganda race of the bohor reedbuck—sometimes abbreviated to "bohor."
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The reedbuck's distinguishing characteristic is a sharp whistle, which he sounds shrilly when alarmed.
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Reedbuck, sometimes a bushbuck, frequently hyenas, and many large owls are driven out of nearly every good-sized swamp.
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