- lechwe antelope
- lech|we «LEECH wee», noun, or lechwe antelope,an African antelope related to the waterbuck that frequents swamps or other wet places.╂[probably < Sesuto letsa antelope]
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lechwe antelope
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Antelope — are ruminant hoofed mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of even toed ungulates. These animals are spread relatively evenly throughout the various subfamilies of Bovidae and many are more closely related to cows or goats than to each other … Wikipedia
Lechwe — Taxobox name = Lechwe status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = stable status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Antelope Specialist Group|year=1996|id=11033|title=Kobus leche|downloaded=10 May 2006] image width = 250px image caption = Red Lechwe… … Wikipedia
lechwe — /leech wee/, n. an African antelope, Kobus leche, related to the waterbuck, inhabiting wet, grassy plains: a threatened species. [1855 60; prob. < Sesotho lets a] * * * ▪ mammal antelope species of the genus Kobus. The lechwe, a member of… … Universalium
Lechwe — Letschwe Roter Lechwe (Kobus leche leche) Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) U … Deutsch Wikipedia
antelope — antelopian, antelopine /an tl oh pin, puyn/, adj. /an tl ohp /, n., pl. antelopes, (esp. collectively) antelope. 1. any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns. 2. leather … Universalium
lechwe — noun (plural lechwe or lechwes) Etymology: probably from Sesotho lets a Date: 1857 an antelope (Kobus leche) that inhabits wetlands of southern Africa; also a related antelope (K. megaceros) of the Nile Valley in Sudan and Ethiopia … New Collegiate Dictionary
lechwe — light brown water antelope of South Africa Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
lechwe — [ lɛ:tʃwi] noun (plural same) an antelope with long horns, found in southern Africa and the Sudan. [Genus Kobus: two species.] Origin C19: from Setswana … English new terms dictionary
lechwe — noun tawny colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species • Syn: ↑Kobus leche • Hypernyms: ↑waterbuck … Useful english dictionary
Nile Lechwe — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3 … Wikipedia
