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
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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.
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