wa·ter·buck (wô t r-b k , w tr-)n. pl. waterbuck or wa·ter·bucks Any of several African antelopes of the genus Kobus, having curved ridged horns and frequenting swamps, rivers, and other bodies of water. [Translation of Afrikaans waterbok.] |
waterbuck [ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp K. ellipsiprymnus, of swampy areas of Africa, having long curved ridged horns
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| Noun | 1. |  waterbuck - any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and riversantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks genus Kobus, Kobus - African antelopes: waterbucks Kobus leche, lechwe - tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species |
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