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or⋅i⋅bi

  [awr-uh-bee, or‑]
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–noun, plural -bis.
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
Origin:
1785–95; < Afrik < Khoikhoi, perh. to be identified with Nama !gore-b
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or·i·bi   (ôr'ə-bē, ŏr'-)   
n.   pl. oribi or or·i·bis
A small brownish African antelope (Ourebia ourebia) having long legs, short horns, and a short tail.

[Afrikaans, from Khoikhoin arab : ara, to provide with stripes + -b, masculine n. suff.]
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oribi

(Ourebia ourebia), swift African antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), living on sub-Saharan grasslands in pairs or small herds. The oribi is a graceful animal with a silky coat, large ears, and a short, bushy tail. It stands about 50-66 cm (20-26 inches) at the shoulder and is yellowish to reddish brown with white underparts. There is a bare, dark spot beneath each ear and a tuft of long hair on each "knee." The male has slim, spikelike horns

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