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lechwe

lech·we [ lchwee ] (plural lech·wes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. S African antelope: an antelope with long narrow hooves and long backward-pointing horns. Native to: marshes and riverbanks in Botswana and Zambia.  Latin name Kobus leche.

2. Nile region antelope: an antelope with a white shoulder patch. Native to: wetlands of the upper Nile valley.  Latin name Kobus megaceros.

[Mid-19th century. Probably < Sesotho lets'a]
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