Etymology

waterbuck

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Today it means: A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. Full definition →

Afrikaans waterbok
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromwaterbok
  2. English todaywaterbuck

From Afrikaans waterbok, after the animal's habit of escaping to waterways.

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