rhebok

[ ree-bok ]

/ ˈriˌbɒk /

noun, plural rhe·boks, (especially collectively) rhe·bok.

a large, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, with pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.

Nearby words

rhd, rhdnase, rhe, rhea, rhea silvia, rhebok, rheda, rhee, rhee, syngman, rhegma, rhegmatogenous

Origin of rhebok

1825–35; < Afrikaans ribbok, Dutch reebok; cognate with roebuck, German Rehbock

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British Dictionary definitions for rhebok

rhebok

reebok

/ (ˈriːbʌk, -bɒk) /

noun plural -boks or -bok

an antelope, Pelea capreolus, of southern Africa, having woolly brownish-grey hair

Word Origin for rhebok

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch reebok roebuck

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