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oribi

/awr-uh-bee, or‐/US // ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr‐ //UK // (ˈɒrɪbɪ) //

橄榄枝

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural or·i·bis.

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

Examples

  • Pale′-ale, a light-coloured pleasant bitter ale; Pale′buck, an antelope, the oribi.

  • The little oribi remembered his instructions and followed them out to the letter.

  • 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.

  • I didn't go over to see if the little oribi was still alive, for I was certain that it had been killed.

  • From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight.