waterbuck
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.wa·ter·buck
noun \ˈwȯ-tər-ˌbək, ˈwä-\ plural waterbuck or waterbucks
Definition of WATERBUCK
: a stocky antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) of sub-Saharan Africa that commonly frequent streams or wet areas
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1839
waterbuck
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Species of antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) that lives in herds, usually near water, on plains and floodplains and in woodlands and swamps of sub-Saharan Africa. Waterbucks are almost 5 ft (1.5 m) high at the shoulder. Males have long, heavily ridged horns that curve backward and then upward. The coarse, shaggy coat is grayish, and the rump has a white ring.
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