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oribi

or·i·bi [ áwribee ] (plural or·i·bis or or·i·bi)


noun 
Definition:
 
African antelope: a small tan antelope with long legs and, in the male, short horns. Native to: plains of southern and eastern Africa.  Latin name Ourebia ourebi.

[Late 18th century. Via Afrikaans< Khoikhoi]
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