a South African antelope, Kobus leche, with long horns that point backwards
lechwe in American English
(ˈlitʃwi)
noun
an African antelope, Kobus leche, related to the waterbuck, inhabiting wet, grassy plains: a threatened species
Word origin
[1855–60; prob. ‹ Sesotho lets'a]
Examples of 'lechwe' in a sentence
lechwe
However, the past few decades have seen a drastic decline in both lechwe populations.
Godfroid Jacques, Skjerve Eystein, Kankya Clovice, Nalubamba King S, Munang'andu HetronM, Muma John B, Munyeme Musso, Tryland Morten 2011, 'Failure to detect tuberculosis in Black lechwe antelopes (Kobus leche smithemani)in Zambia', BMC Research Noteshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/233. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results indicated a significant difference in the numbers of red lechwe between sites and seasons.
Phemelo Gadimang, Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga 2017, 'Ground survey of red lechwe in the Linyanti swamps and Chobe floodplains, northernBotswana', Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Sciencehttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/1413. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)