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单词 oribi
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Definition of oribi in English:

oribi

nounPlural oribis ˈɒrɪbiˈôrəbē
  • A small antelope of the African savannah, having a reddish-fawn back, white underparts, and short vertical horns.

    Ourebia ourebi, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This relationship is not evident with the five browsers and mixed feeders (Grant's gazelle, impala, oribi, dikdik, and giraffe).
    • It is not clear why the oribi, a small species, produces its young at the peak biomass, unless other factors override nutritional intake.
    • Of these the two gazelles produce their young in the early rains, while oribi, of similar size to the gazelles, have a birth peak that coincides with late wet season.
    • The grazers are mainly antelope, wildebeest, hartebeest, oribi, impala, gazelle, reedbuck, roan and sable antelope.
    • We also saw large numbers of zebra, impala and oribi and the occasional porcupine.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi.

 
 

Definition of oribi in US English:

oribi

nounˈôrəbē
  • A small antelope of the African savanna, having a reddish-beige back, white underparts, and short vertical horns.

    Ourebia ourebi, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of these the two gazelles produce their young in the early rains, while oribi, of similar size to the gazelles, have a birth peak that coincides with late wet season.
    • It is not clear why the oribi, a small species, produces its young at the peak biomass, unless other factors override nutritional intake.
    • The grazers are mainly antelope, wildebeest, hartebeest, oribi, impala, gazelle, reedbuck, roan and sable antelope.
    • This relationship is not evident with the five browsers and mixed feeders (Grant's gazelle, impala, oribi, dikdik, and giraffe).
    • We also saw large numbers of zebra, impala and oribi and the occasional porcupine.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi.

 
 
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