- reedbuck
- noun (plural reedbuck; also reedbucks) Date: 1834 any of a genus (Redunca) of fawn-colored African antelopes in which the males have curved and ridged horns
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reedbuck — [rēd′buk΄] n. pl. reedbuck or reedbucks [transl. of Du rietbok] any of a genus (Redunca) of small African antelopes with widely spread hooves and, in the males, backward sloping, ringed horns turned inward and forward near the tips … English World dictionary
Reedbuck — Reed buck ( b?k ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Rietboc}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reedbuck — /reed buk /, n., pl. reedbucks, (esp. collectively) reedbuck. any of several yellowish African antelopes of the genus Redunca, living near lakes and rivers, the male of which has short, forward curving horns. [1825 35; trans. of Afrik rietbok] *… … Universalium
Reedbuck — Taxobox name = Reedbucks image caption = Mountain Reedbuck regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Reduncinae genus = Redunca genus authority = Hamilton Smith, 1827 subdivision… … Wikipedia
reedbuck — /ˈridbʌk/ (say reedbuk) noun (plural reedbucks, reedbuck) any of various yellowish African antelopes, genus Redunca, about the size of a small deer, inhabiting flood plains and river edges, the males having short, forward curving horns.… …
reedbuck — didžioji redunka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Redunca arundinum angl. reedbuck vok. großer Riedbock; Großriedbock rus. большой болотный козёл; большой редунка pranc. antilope des roseaux ryšiai:… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
reedbuck — noun Any of several African antelopes of the genus Redunca Syn: reed antelope … Wiktionary
reedbuck — antelope frequenting reeds Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
reedbuck — noun an African antelope with a distinctive whistling call and high bouncing jumps. [Genus Redunca: three species.] … English new terms dictionary
reedbuck — reed·buck … English syllables
