reedbuckn.

Brit.

/ˈriːdbʌk/, U.S.

/ˈridˌbək/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, reedbucks.

Forms:

α. 1800s– reedbuck, 1800s– reidbuck.

β. 1800s– reedbok.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: reed n.¹, buck n.¹

Etymology: < reed n.¹ + buck n.¹, after South African Dutch rietbok rietbok n. Compare earlier rietbok n.In β. forms with substitution of Afrikaans bok buck n.¹ for the second element.

Any of the three African antelopes comprising the genus Redunca, which have a distinctive whistling call, high bouncing jumps, and horns that curve forward at the tip; esp. (more fully southern reedbuck) R. arundinum, of southern Africa.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Redunca (reedbuck)

red antelope1775

nagor1780

rooi rhebok1827

reedbuck1834

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 79/2 The reitbok..or reedbuck, so called from its habit of frequenting the reedy banks and beds of dry water-courses.

1852 R. B. Struthers Hunting Jrnl. (1991) 7 Shot a fine large reed buck which was a most welcome addition to our commissariat.

1884 ‘E. V. C.’ Promised Land 75 I loosed off at a reidbuck, rather far off, but I saw him wince to the shot.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xx. 265 Game was abundant: eland, giraffe, wilde-beeste, zebra, swart witpenz, rooibok, reedbok, bastard-gemsbok, ostrich, and innumerable rhinoceros.

1984 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals II. 560 The Southern reedbuck and Bohor reedbuck are lowland species which occur in the southern and northern savannas respectively.

1994 Observer 6 Mar. (Life Suppl.) 25/2 Two reedbucks lock horns over a skittish female.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reedbuck
释义	reedbuckn. Brit. /ˈriːdbʌk/, U.S. /ˈridˌbək/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, reedbucks. Forms: α. 1800s– reedbuck, 1800s– reidbuck. β. 1800s– reedbok. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: reed n.¹, buck n.¹ Etymology: < reed n.¹ + buck n.¹, after South African Dutch rietbok rietbok n. Compare earlier rietbok n.In β. forms with substitution of Afrikaans bok buck n.¹ for the second element. Any of the three African antelopes comprising the genus Redunca, which have a distinctive whistling call, high bouncing jumps, and horns that curve forward at the tip; esp. (more fully southern reedbuck) R. arundinum, of southern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Redunca (reedbuck) red antelope1775 nagor1780 rooi rhebok1827 reedbuck1834 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 79/2 The reitbok..or reedbuck, so called from its habit of frequenting the reedy banks and beds of dry water-courses. 1852 R. B. Struthers Hunting Jrnl. (1991) 7 Shot a fine large reed buck which was a most welcome addition to our commissariat. 1884 ‘E. V. C.’ Promised Land 75 I loosed off at a reidbuck, rather far off, but I saw him wince to the shot. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xx. 265 Game was abundant: eland, giraffe, wilde-beeste, zebra, swart witpenz, rooibok, reedbok, bastard-gemsbok, ostrich, and innumerable rhinoceros. 1984 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals II. 560 The Southern reedbuck and Bohor reedbuck are lowland species which occur in the southern and northern savannas respectively. 1994 Observer 6 Mar. (Life Suppl.) 25/2 Two reedbucks lock horns over a skittish female. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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