oribi

[ awr-uh-bee, or‐ ]

/ ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr‐ /

noun, plural or·i·bis.

a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.

Origin of oribi

1785–95; <Afrikaans <Khoikhoi, perhaps to be identified with Nama !gore-b

Words nearby oribi

orgone box, orgone energy, orgulous, orgy, -orial, oribi, orichalcum, oriel, oriel window, orient, oriental

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Example sentences from the Web for oribi

From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open|Theodore Roosevelt
Then the oribi were visible everywhere, usually in groups of four or six.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
For instance, there's the oribi and the dik-dik, to say nothing of the steinbuck and the klipspringer.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
There was lots of game for our table, from the most delicious grouse to the oribi, whose meat is the tenderest I have ever eaten.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

Pale′-ale, a light-coloured pleasant bitter ale; Pale′buck, an antelope, the oribi.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oribi

oribi

/ (ˈɒrɪbɪ) /

noun plural -bi or -bis

a small African antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of grasslands and bush south of the Sahara, with fawn-coloured coat and, in the male, ridged spikelike horns

Word Origin for oribi

C18: from Afrikaans, probably from Khoikhoi arab

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单词	oribi
释义	oribi [ awr-uh-bee, or‐ ] / ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr‐ / noun, plural or·i·bis. a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns. Origin of oribi 1785–95; <Afrikaans <Khoikhoi, perhaps to be identified with Nama !gore-b Words nearby oribi orgone box, orgone energy, orgulous, orgy, -orial, oribi, orichalcum, oriel, oriel window, orient, oriental Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oribi From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open\|Theodore Roosevelt Then the oribi were visible everywhere, usually in groups of four or six. In Africa\|John T. McCutcheon For instance, there's the oribi and the dik-dik, to say nothing of the steinbuck and the klipspringer. In Africa\|John T. McCutcheon There was lots of game for our table, from the most delicious grouse to the oribi, whose meat is the tenderest I have ever eaten. In Africa\|John T. McCutcheon Pale′-ale, a light-coloured pleasant bitter ale; Pale′buck, an antelope, the oribi. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for oribi oribi / (ˈɒrɪbɪ) / noun plural -bi or -bis a small African antelope, Ourebia ourebi, of grasslands and bush south of the Sahara, with fawn-coloured coat and, in the male, ridged spikelike horns Word Origin for oribi C18: from Afrikaans, probably from Khoikhoi arab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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