Definition of "ourebi" [‖Ou•re•bi]

• A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer. (noun)

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• "The buck, on first perceiving the strange object, uttered a sharp whistle, and darted off with the swiftness of a bird -- for the "ourebi" is one of the swiftest of African antelopes."
• "That was the fawn of an "ourebi," -- one of the elegant little antelopes that are found in such variety over the plains and in the "bush" of Southern Africa."
• "It would have been better that Jan had never seen the little "ourebi," -- better both for Jan and the antelope, for that night the innocent creature was the cause of a terrible panic in the camp."