Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "waterbuck" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF WATERBUCK

waterbuck  [ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERBUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waterbuck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERBUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waterbuck in the English dictionary

The definition of waterbuck in the dictionary is any of various antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp K. ellipsiprymnus, of swampy areas of Africa, having long curved ridged horns.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERBUCK


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
reedbuck
ˈriːdˌbʌk
roebuck
ˈrəʊˌbʌk
sawbuck
ˈsɔːˌbʌk
springbok
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
springbuck
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERBUCK

water-sick
water-ski
water-skier
water-skiing
water-soak
water-soluble
waterage
waterboarding
waterborne
waterbrain
waterbus
watercolorist
watercolour
watercolourist
watercolours
watercourse
watercraft
watercress
waterdrive
watered

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERBUCK

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 waterbuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waterbuck» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF WATERBUCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

羚羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

waterbuck
570 millions of speakers

English

waterbuck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

waterbuck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتيربوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водяной козел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

waterbuck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

waterbuck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

waterbucks
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waterbuck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserböcke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウォーターバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

waterbuck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waterbuck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

waterbuck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

waterbuck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटरबॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

waterbuck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

waterbuck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waterbuck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водяний козел
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Waterbuck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

waterbuck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waterbokke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ellipsvattenbock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

water
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waterbuck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERBUCK»

The term «waterbuck» is regularly used and occupies the 83.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
61
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «waterbuck» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of waterbuck
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «waterbuck».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERBUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waterbuck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waterbuck» 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 waterbuck

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERBUCK»

Discover the use of waterbuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waterbuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Territorial Antelope: The Uganda Waterbuck
C Spinage. number of kcal/m2 of land occupied. It is only this figure which can take into account the different rates of metabolism between young and old animals, and hence their different feeding requirements. I believe that all of these  ...
C Spinage, 2012
2
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
3
The Encyclopaedia of Sport
33 in. penn'rez), and the True Waterbuck (C. elllfsz'prjwmus), all of which are found in South or South Central Africa. The Sing-Sing (C. defasms) is an East African form of the large waterbuck, while the White-eared Waterbuck (C. leurofz's) and ...
Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, 1897
4
The Encyclopaedia of Sport: A-Eel
Max. horn meas. 334 in. pcnricei), and the True Waterbuck (C. ellipsiprymnus), all of which are found in South or South Central Africa. The Sing-Sing (C. defassus) is an East African form of the large Pallah. ///. at shoulder, 36 in, Av. horn meas.
Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, 1900
5
Safari: The Last Adventure
Although it is not a member of the oryx group, it would be unreasonable to conclude this chapter without reference to the waterbuck. This is the grand, shaggy, parenthesishorned antelope of the bush, normally found close to water. I suspect ...
Peter Hathaway Capstick, 1984
6
Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses
Theileriosis The current distributions of Cape buffalo (Lessard et al., 1990) and waterbuck (Norval et al., 1992a), based on the reports of numerous authors, are shown in Figs 9.9 and 9.10, respectively. In eastern Africa, while there is some ...
Daniel E. Sonenshine Department of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University, Thomas N. Mather Department of Plant Sciences University of Rhode Island, 1994
7
Tephrostratigraphy and Hominin Paleoenvironments of the ...
Most modern reduncines (e.g., waterbuck, reedbuck, and kob) are medium to large-sized, water dependent, grassland specialists. Although taxa-specific habitats range from swamp to montane grassland, reduncines are always close to water, ...
Christopher James Campisano, 2007
8
Aargh!
We set about darting the frightened waterbuck. The first dart missed and we spent about half an hour searching for it. The second hit its target and when the unfortunate waterbuck eventually collapsed, Steve bellowed to me through his cupped ...
Joss Smith Westonpeglerpegler, 2011
9
The Luckiest Hunter Still Alive
As we drove through the bottomland of Jaap's ranch, we saw a number of waterbuck bulls and cows.Other game animals were present in abundance as well.After crossing through a copse of woods, we emerged into a large open area with ...
George R. Naugle
10
Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa
1 NP-Zambezi NP-Victoria Falls southern reedbuck, roan, sable, blue wildebeest, steenbok, impala NP-Deka SA Middle Zambezi Valley (Mana Pools NP- IS 35 bushbuck, greater kudu, common eland, grey duiker, waterbuck, sa1 Charara ...
Rod East, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERBUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waterbuck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Antilopinae Waterbuck
manada de waterbuck comun El antílope acuático, waterbuck en inglés, es una de las especies animales a tener en cuenta a la hora de completar un buen ... «Caza Wonke, Jul 15»
2
Waterbuck Fund LP Just Filed Form D Announcing $106170725 …
Waterbuck Fund LP, Limited Partnership just filed form D regarding $106170725 financing. Waterbuck Fund LP was able to sell $106.17 million. That is all of the ... «OctaFinance.com, Apr 15»
3
A waterbuck took a dip at the Tarangire Treetops Lodge
A waterbuck's dip in the Tarangire Treetops Lodge's swimming pool was interrupted by a group of rescuers. For more stories like this watch Right This Minute ... «KSHB, Mar 15»
4
You can't stay in there forever! Brave antelope dives into hippo …
The male waterbuck-lechwe hybrid was being chased by a pack of 24 wild dogs at sunrise when he made a dash for the watering hole on a safari reserve in ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
5
South African breeders buck the system
Included in the shipment are common impala, kudu, oryx, red hartebeest, plains zebra, blesbuck, blue wildebeest, common waterbuck and nyala. South Africa's ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Dec 14»
6
African farmers are saving their cows with some antelope cologne
“Animals like waterbuck [and] zebra, the flies do not like to feed on them,” explains Saini, the principal scientist with the International Centre of Insect Physiology ... «PRI, Nov 14»
7
VIDEO: Incredible moment lioness hunts down waterbuck in the wild
But parts of the waterbuck's limbs and antlers can be seen flailing as the lioness makes it its latest meal. Animal behaviourist Kevin Richardson recorded the ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
8
Trending: GoPro hunts waterbuck with lioness; college student wins …
It's a perspective you may have never seen. With a GoPro strapped to her back, Meg the Lioness takes down a waterbuck in the wild plains of South Africa. «FOX 8 News WVUE-TV, Oct 14»
9
SpaghettiOs land woman in jail; man calls 911 for flies: Odds and ends
This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows a 3-week old ellipsen waterbuck at the South African field exhibit at the park in Escondido, Calif., ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Oct 14»
10
San Diego Zoo's new star is a white waterbuck
September 29, 2014 1:12 PM EDT - Luke is a white ellipsen waterbuck, which San Diego Zoo Safari Park's lead keeper, Jane Kennedy, says means he is white ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Waterbuck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/waterbuck>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z