Waterbok

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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     Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
           the leche ({Kobus leche}), which has similar habits.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waterbok \Wa"ter*bok`\, n. [D.] (Zool.)
     A water buck.
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