reedbuck

American  

[reed-buhk] / ˈridˌbʌk /

noun

• reedbucks,
  plural
• reedbuck
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• reedbuck
  plural
• reedbucks
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of reedbuck

1825–35; translation of Afrikaans rietbok

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Example Sentences

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reedbuck reedbucks

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 John T. McCutcheon

Most of the time you expect reedbuck, but all the time you have to be ready for lion.

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

To be sure, we went hunting that afternoon, up over the low cliffs, and we saw several of a very lively little animal known as the Chandler's reedbuck.

From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White

A reedbuck was startled out of the grass and noisily ran away, giving the alarm.

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

About half of the slightly larger reedbucks died as well.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023

We drove deeper into the park through acacia groves and rolling grassland, spotting baboons, klipspringers, reedbucks and warthogs along the road.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018

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