oribi
/awr-uh-bee, or‐/US // ˈɔr ə bi, ˈɒr‐ //UK // (ˈɒrɪbɪ) //
橄榄枝
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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