wa|ter|buck

wa|ter|buck
wa|ter|buck «WT uhr BUHK, WOT-», noun, plural -bucks or (collectively) -buck.
1. either of two African antelopes that frequent rivers and marshes.
2. any one of several other antelopes of similar habits.
[< Afrikaans waterbok < Dutch]

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