reitbok
noun
reit·bok
variants or less commonly reitboc or reitbuck or rietbok or rietboc
ˈrētˌbäk
-ˌbək
plural reitbok or reitboks
: any of several reedbucks (especially Redunca arundinum) of southern Africa having a bushy tail and in the male small ringed horns that curve forward
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans rietbok, from Dutch riet reed (from Middle Dutch) + bok buck, from Middle Dutch bok, boc; akin to Old English buc buck