Meanings
Origin
- Afrikaanswaterbok
- Englishwaterbuck
From Afrikaans waterbok, after the animal's habit of escaping to waterways.
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Afrikaans waterbok
- waterbokspecies of antelope
Catalan antílop aquàtic
- antílop aquàticspecies of antelope
Czech voduška velká
- voduška velkáspecies of antelope
Irish poc uisce
- poc uiscespecies of antelope
Polish kob śniady
- kob śniadyspecies of antelope
Portuguese inhacoso, quissema
- inhacosospecies of antelope
- quissemaspecies of antelope
- pivaspecies of antelope
Russian обыкнове́нный водяно́й козёл, водяно́й козёл
- обыкнове́нный водяно́й козёл (obyknovénnyj vodjanój kozjól)species of antelope
- водяно́й козёл (vodjanój kozjól)species of antelope
Swahili kuro, ndogoro
- kurospecies of antelope
- ndogorospecies of antelope
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waterbuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbuck
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“waterbuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterbuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbuck.
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