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Meaning of "reedbuck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REEDBUCK

reedbuck  [ˈriːdˌbʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REEDBUCK

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Reedbuck is a noun.
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WHAT DOES REEDBUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reedbuck

Reedbuck

Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca. These species are: ▪ Southern reedbuck, Redunca arundinum ▪ Mountain reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula ▪ Bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca...

Definition of reedbuck in the English dictionary

The definition of reedbuck in the dictionary is any antelope of the genus Redunca, of Africa south of the Sahara, having a buff-coloured coat and inward-curving horns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REEDBUCK


blackbuck
ˈblækˌbʌk
blesbok
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
blesbuck
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
bontebok
ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk
bushbuck
ˈbʊʃˌbʌk
crossbuck
ˈkrɒsˌbʌk
gemsbok
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
gemsbuck
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
hawbuck
ˈhɔːˌbʌk
jumbuck
ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk
marshbuck
ˈmɑːʃˌbʌk
megabuck
ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk
Nubuck
ˈnjuːˌbʌk
prongbuck
ˈprɒŋˌbʌk
roebuck
ˈrəʊˌbʌk
sawbuck
ˈsɔːˌbʌk
springbok
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
springbuck
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
waterbuck
ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REEDBUCK

reed bunting
reed canary grass
reed grass
reed instrument
reed mace
reed organ
reed pipe
reed stop
reed warbler
reedbird
reeded
reeden
reeder
reedier
reediest
reedify
reedily
reediness
reeding
reedit

WORDS THAT END LIKE REEDBUCK

a fast buck
bang for one´s buck
blue buck
chuck
duck
fuck
huck
Innsbruck
luck
mindfuck
no such luck
pass the buck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
tuck
zambuck

Synonyms and antonyms of reedbuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «reedbuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REEDBUCK

Find out the translation of reedbuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reedbuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reedbuck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小苇羚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Reedbuck
570 millions of speakers

English

reedbuck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reedbuck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الظبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ридбак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reedbuck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reedbuck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reedbuck
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reedbuck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riedböcke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リードバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reedbuck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reedbuck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reedbuck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reedbuck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रीडबक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reedbuck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Reedbuck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reedbuck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Рідбак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reedbuck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reedbuck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rietbok
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rörbock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Reedbuck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reedbuck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REEDBUCK»

The term «reedbuck» is normally little used and occupies the 116.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REEDBUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reedbuck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reedbuck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reedbuck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REEDBUCK»

Discover the use of reedbuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reedbuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
Redunca arundinum, common reedbuck Ft. redunca, bohor reedbuck R. fu/ vorufula, mountain reedbuck Kobus kob, kob K. vardoni, puku K. leche, lechwe K. megaceros, Nile lechwe K. ellipsiprymnus, waterbuck This is a close-knit tribe with ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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African Antelope Database 1998
SUMMARY The mountain reedbuck formerly occurred locally on ridges and hillsides in broken rocky country in separate populations in East and Southern Africa, and in a restricted area of eastern Nigeria and north-central Cameroon.
Rod East, 1999
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Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa
Mountain Reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Shoulder height 72 cm; tail 20 cm; mass 30 kg. Average horn length 14cm; record horn length 25,4 cm Identification pointers: Grey-fawn upperparts; white underparts; bushy tail, grey above and white ...
Chris Stuart, Tilde Stuart, 2001
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Kenya
REEDBUCK Common reedbuck (Redunca arun- dinum); Bohor reedbuck ( Redunca redunca, pictured); mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) Brown common reedbucks are found in woodland areas; yellowish bohor reedbucks are  ...
Tom Parkinson, Matt Phillips, Will Gourlay, 2006
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Mammals of Africa
Reedbucks. Redunca C. H. Smith, 1827. In: Griffith et al., Anim. Kingd. 5: 337. Reduncafulvorufula MouNTAlN REEDBLICK Fr. Redunca de montagne; Ger. Bergriedbock Reduncafulvorufula. The three reedbuck species of the genus Redunca ...
Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, 2013
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The Best of African Folklore
The girls laughed at him and turned him down, because he was so small and skinny, and his envy of the reedbuck's good fortune grew and grew. As the time for the reedbuck's marriage drew near, the hare began to think out plans for his ...
Phyllis Savory, 2006
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East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, ...
Throughout this area reedbuck were scattered about but there was a recognizable focus where these were the dominant species and I estimated a density of well over 50 animals per sq. km. Around this centre the density fell off fairly steeply ...
Jonathan Kingdon, 1988
8
Tanzania & Zanzibar
Reedbuck and Waterbuck; Tribe Reducini Medium- to large-sized antelope that favour areas where there is an abundance of water, these buck a re found in the greatest numbers on flood plains. All three types of reedbuck, Redunca redunca,  ...
Annabel Skinner, 2005
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Collecting Food, Cultivating Persons: Wild Resource Use in ...
The name for the reedbuck may allude to what it was that hunters sought when they decided to hunt in the style named kufwima, a style that was probably originally based in archery. The feminine possessive prefix before the noun class prefix ...
Kathryn M. de Luna, 2008
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Southern African Wildlife
Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Weighing only 30kg, the mountain reedbuck is half the size ofa common reedbuck. Like the reedbuck, it has a noticeable dark disc below each ear, but has shorter horns and a greyer coat, with pale ...
Mike Unwin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REEDBUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reedbuck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Where even the antelope are chilled
There are always reedbuck, nyala and kudu around the lodge, with impala and duiker nibbling near the cars among other game on the 1 200 hectare reserve. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
M'membe Sues Daily Nation Rival
The Daily Nation newspaper published an article in its Vol.3 Issue number 1069 alleging that the letter to evict Dr Kaseba from 8 Reedbuck Lodge was ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Mr Facts - Kaseba and Number 8 Reedbuck
This time I am discussing Dr. Christine Kaseba and the Number 8 Reedbuck. Reports that Dr. Kaseba had been evicted from Number 8 Reedbuck, a Lodge ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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TODAY'S EDITORIAL COMMENT: Kaseba's eviction, attacks
It is not in dispute that Dr Kaseba received a letter of eviction from 8 Reedbuck Lodge. It is also not in dispute that the same letter was served on Cabinet Office. «postzambia.com, Jun 15»
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Auditor General asked to probe Number 8 Reedbuck and RDA …
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is asking the Office of the Auditor General to urgently probe the expenditures made by Government to Reedbuck ... «Lusaka Times, Jun 15»
6
Yes, we paid K2.2 billion for Kaseba at a lodge – PF
Secretary to PF Cabinet Roland Msiska said the broke government paid Reedbuck Lodge in Lusaka's Kabulonga suburb a total of K2, 246,547 for full board and ... «Zambian Watchdog, Jun 15»
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For love of the game
Ford nearly got his southern reedbuck, but missed out while seeking a better opportunity. “We came up on a group of five, with one male,” Ford said. “(The PHs) ... «The Hartsville Vidette, Jun 15»
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PF spends more than K16,790 per day on Christine Kaseba's stay at …
The bankrupt PF government is spending more than K16,790 per day on Former First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba's stay at Number 8 Reedbuck Exclusive Lodge ... «Zambian Watchdog, May 15»
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Namiri Plains, Tanzania: A fresh take on the great migration
In pretty acacia forests, giraffe browsed the trees while impala and reedbuck pranced around and baboons ran off, flashing bare buttocks. On the plains ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Texas cheerleader's 'big game' hunting photos enrage animal lovers
"On this trip I also took some plains game, such as impala, kudu and mountain reedbuck home." She goes on to describe killing elephants, cape buffalos, maned ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Reedbuck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/reedbuck>. May 2024 ».
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