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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of African antelopes of the family Bovidæ, subfamily Antilopinæ, forming part of a small group sometimes named Cervicaprinæ; the water-bucks. It includes a number of water-antelopes called kobs. Cervicapra is a synonym.
  • noun [lowercase] An antelope of the genus Kobus; a kob.

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  • noun African antelopes: waterbucks

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