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rhebok

[ ree-bok ]

noun

, plural rhe·boks, (especially collectively) rhe·bok.
  1. a large, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, with pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.

rhebok

/ -bɒk; ˈriːbʌk /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhebok1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhebok1

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch reebok roebuck

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