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reedbuck

(-buk′)

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

Origin: transl. of Du rietbok

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noun

Any of several African antelopes of the genus Redunca, having long hooves, small horns that curve forward, and a short bushy tail.

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Origin: Translation of Afrikaans rietbok

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