guib
- noun
- South African
- With its distinctive twisted horns, the guib is a fascinating sight in the wild.
Examples
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The guib is often seen grazing in the savannahs of Africa.
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Many travelers hope to spot a guib during their safari in Africa.
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Already, they had determined through divination that your djoto, or sponsoring ancestor, was a man named Agbanlikoce, "the striped antelope guib harnache that is blessed with beautiful things."
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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An animal with long legs and curved horns that runs fast in Africa and Asia
An antelope with white harness-like marks and twisted horns that lives in African forests and savannahs
A large African animal like a deer with white stripes on its back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guib probably comes from local African names and was taken into English by hunters and animal experts. A helpful way to remember it is to picture its white 'harness' bands and twisted horns, so guib means that distinctive African antelope.