waterbuck

wa·ter·buck  (wôtr-bk, wtr-)

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.

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[Translation of Afrikaans waterbok.]

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waterbuck [ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk]

n

(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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

waterbuck - any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers antelope - 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 kob, Kobus kob - an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa Kobus leche, lechwe - tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species