rooi rhebok

noun

variants or rooi ribbok

ˈrüē-

: an African upland reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans rooireebok, rooiribbok, from rooi red + reebok, ribbok rhebok

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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