rhebok

[ ree-bok ]

/ ˈriˌbɒk /

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

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

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Origin of rhebok

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

Words nearby rhebok

Rh disease, rhDNase, rhe, rhea, Rhea Silvia, rhebok, rheda, Rhee, rhegma, rhegmatogenous, Rheims

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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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