rhebok

[ ree-bok ]
/ ˈriˌbɒk /

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

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

Origin of rhebok

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

Words nearby rhebok

rhd, rhdnase, rhe, rhea, rhea silvia, rhebok, rheda, rhee, rhegma, rhegmatogenous, rheims

British Dictionary definitions for rhebok

rhebok

reebok

/ (ˈriːbʌk, -bɒk) /

noun plural -boks or -bok

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

Word Origin for rhebok

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch reebok roebuck