Waterbuck Definition

wôtər-bŭk, wŏtər-
waterbucks
noun
Any of a genus (Kobus) of African antelopes that frequent streams or rivers and have long horns that curve forward at the tips.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Waterbuck

Noun

Singular:
waterbuck
Plural:
waterbucks

Origin of Waterbuck

  • From Afrikaans waterbok, after the animal's habit of escaping to waterways.

    From Wiktionary

  • Translation of Afrikaans waterbok

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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