rhebok

[ ree-bok ]

noun

, plural rhe·boks, (especially collectively) rhe·bok.

1. a large, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, with pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.

rhebok

/ ˈriːbʌk; -bɒk /

noun

1. an antelope, Pelea capreolus , of southern Africa, having woolly brownish-grey hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhebok¹

1825–35; < Afrikaans ribbok, Dutch reebok; cognate with roebuck, German Rehbock

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhebok¹

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch reebok roebuck