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reedbuck

[ reed-buhk ]
/ ˈridˌbʌk /

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
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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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