lechwe

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/ˈlɛt͡ʃweɪ/

noun

Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.

Similar
Kobus leche
OriginTswana [Term?] ← Sotho letsa →
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Meanings

nounlechwe (plural lechwes or lechwe)

plural lechwes · alternative archaic leche

  1. Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species

Similar
Kobus leche
Broader
waterbuck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sotholetsa“antelope”
  2. Tswana[Term?]
  3. Englishlechwe

From Tswana [Term?], or from Sotho letsa (“antelope”).

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Translations

Afrikaans basterwaterbok
  • basterwaterbokspecies of antelopes
Esperanto leĉantilopo, ruĝa kobo
  • leĉantilopospecies of antelopes
  • ruĝa kobospecies of antelopes
French cobe, cobe lechwe
  • cobespecies of antelopes
  • cobe lechwespecies of antelopes
German Litschi-Moorantilope
  • Litschi-Moorantilopespecies of antelopes
Italian lichi
  • lichispecies of antelopes
Polish kob moczarowy
  • kob moczarowyspecies of antelopes
Cite this entry
APA

lechwe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lechwe

MLA

“lechwe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lechwe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lechwe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lechwe.

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