The Collaborative International Dictionary
water antelope
Water buck \Wa"ter buck`\ (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche ( Kobus leche), which has similar habits.
Usage examples of "water antelope".
There were vast herds of these robust water antelope with coarse wiry red coats, the rams standing as tall as a man's chest and carrying long gracefully recurved horns.