Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bleekbok of South Africa, Antilope scoparia or Scopophorus ourebi, about 2 feet high, of a pale-dun color, white below, with sharp strong annulated horns in the male, inhabiting open plains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology A small,
graceful , andswift African antelope , allied to theklipspringer .
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Examples
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The buck, on first perceiving the strange object, uttered a sharp whistle, and darted off with the swiftness of a bird -- for the "ourebi" is one of the swiftest of African antelopes.
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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It would have been better that Jan had never seen the little "ourebi," -- better both for Jan and the antelope, for that night the innocent creature was the cause of a terrible panic in the camp.
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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That was the fawn of an "ourebi," -- one of the elegant little antelopes that are found in such variety over the plains and in the "bush" of Southern Africa.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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That was the fawn of an "ourebi," -- one of the elegant little antelopes that are found in such variety over the plains and in the "bush" of Southern Africa.
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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The buck, on first perceiving the strange object, uttered a sharp whistle, and darted off with the swiftness of a bird -- for the "ourebi" is one of the swiftest of African antelopes.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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"ourebi," -- better both for Jan and the antelope, for that night the innocent creature was the cause of a terrible panic in the camp.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Within the St. Floris region, the most abundant large mammals seem to be kob Kobus kob, hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus and grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, with other fairly abundant ungulates including waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus, oribi Ourebia ourebi, topi Damaliscus lunatus, reedbuck Redunca redunca, roan antelope Hippotragus equines and giant eland Taurotragus derbianus; also buffalo Syncerus caffer, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius.
Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic 2009
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Three lakes are also found in this park, providing habitat for a variety of waterbirds as well as antelope species with a preference for marshy or open, grassy habitat such as sitatunga, oribi (Ourebia ourebi), waterbuck, tsessebe, and lechwe (Kobus leche).
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Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and oribi (Ourebia ourebi) also frequent extensive floodplains and grasslands, although the latter favor less waterlogged areas such as termitaries, where herbs and woody growth provide food and cover.
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Large populations of several antelopes are present and include an estimated population of 1,500-2,000 of the endemic grey rhebok Pelea capreolus, 1,000 reedbuck Redunca arundinum, and approximately 2,000 eland Taurotragus oryx; also bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, blue duiker Cephalophus monticola, klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus and oribi Ourebia ourebi.
chocolate_munching_me commented on the word ourebi
( ||Ou"re*bi ) n. (Zoöl.) A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
July 15, 2008