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rooirhebok S. Afr.|rɔɪˈrɪəbɔk, -ˈriːbɒk|
Also roode, rooye rheebok.
[Afrikaans, f. rooi red + reebok.]
The mountain reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula. Also attrib.
1835A. Smith Diary 11 July (1940) II. 107 During this season the male and female of the rooye rheebok are generally apart. 1835A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. I. ii. iv. 176 We observed, at some little distance, several antelopes of the description called roode-rheebok, which were running up the mountain. 1850[see reebok]. 1904[see nagor]. 1912J. Stevenson-Hamilton Animal Life Afr. x. 157 Rooi rhebok favour the lower slopes of hills. 1957Cape Argus 13 July 7/5, I have seen a rooi⁓rhebok ewe battling to save her kid from an eagle. |