or·i·bi (ôr  -b ,  r-)n. pl. oribi or or·i·bis A small brownish African antelope (Ourebia ourebia) having long legs, short horns, and a short tail. [Afrikaans, from Khoikhoin arab : ara, to provide with stripes + -b, masculine n. suff.] |
oribi [ˈɒrɪbɪ]
n pl -bi, -bis
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small African antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of grasslands and bush south of the Sahara, with fawn-coloured coat and, in the male, ridged spikelike horns
[from Afrikaans, probably from Khoikhoi arab]
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