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wa·ter·buck
/
ˈwɔ
tərˌbʌk, ˈwɒt
ər-
/
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waw
-ter-buhk,
wot
-er-
]
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noun
any of several large African antelopes of the genus
Kobus,
frequenting marshes and reedy places, especially
K. ellipsiprymnus,
of eastern and central Africa.
Origin:
1840–50;
water
+
buck
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waterbuck
(ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk)
—
n
any of various antelopes of the genus
Kobus,
esp
K. ellipsiprymnus,
of swampy areas of Africa, having long curved ridged horns
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