cervicapra arundinacea

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cervicapra arundinacea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zool.)
     The reedbuck, a South African antelope (Cervicapra arundinacea
     ); -- so called from its frequenting dry places
     covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish
     brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok.
     [1913 Webster]