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reedbuck

/reed-buhk/US // ˈridˌbʌk //UK // (ˈriːdˌbʌk) //

簧片,獐子岛,芦苇荡,獐子岛集团

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural reed·bucks, reed·buck.

    • : any of several yellowish African antelopes of the genus Redunca, living near lakes and rivers, the male of which has short, forward-curving horns.

Examples

  • Meanwhile Black had received a leg of the reedbuck on his head and was pushing the clammy thing from him.

  • A reedbuck was startled out of the grass and noisily ran away, giving the alarm.

  • This subspecies is called the Uganda race of the bohor reedbuck—sometimes abbreviated to "bohor."

  • The reedbuck's distinguishing characteristic is a sharp whistle, which he sounds shrilly when alarmed.

  • Reedbuck, sometimes a bushbuck, frequently hyenas, and many large owls are driven out of nearly every good-sized swamp.