'Waterbok' definitions:
Definition of 'Waterbok'
From: GCIDE
- Waterbok \Wa"ter*bok`\, n. [D.] (Zool.) A water buck. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'waterbok'
From: GCIDE
- Water buck \Wa"ter buck`\ (Zool.) A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche (Kobus leche), which has similar habits. [1913 Webster]