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Definition of Lechwe
1. Noun. Tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species.
Definition of Lechwe
1. an African antelope [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lechwe
Literary usage of Lechwe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Big Game Shooting by Horace Gordon Hutchinson (1905)
"Never found very far from water, the lechwe, with its handsome form, gallant carriage
... The lechwe is a first-rate swimmer, but shuns, as far as possible, ..."
2. British Central Africa: An Attempt to Give Some Account of a Portion of the by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1898)
"The lechwe waterbuck is one of the most water-loving antelopes known, ...
The lechwe though having slightly longer hoofs than in the other forms of Cobus, ..."
3. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1898)
"The lechwe, however, struggled to his feet again and plunged into the river,
where he stood, evidently very sick, up to his neck in water. ..."
4. African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American by Theodore Roosevelt (1910)
"Next morning while at breakfast on the breezy deck we spied another herd of the
saddle-marked lechwe, in the marsh alongside; and Kermit landed and killed ..."
5. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Blue Lagoon National Park comprises a wetland area with huge herds of Kafue lechwe
and spectacular numbers and varieties of waterbirds. ..."
6. Gun and Camera in Southern Africa: A Year of Wanderings in Bechuanaland, the by Henry Anderson Bryden (1893)
"The lechwe, however, struggled to his feet again and plunged into the river,
where he stood, evidently very ... They saw neither crocodile nor lechwe again. ..."
7. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1893)
"large herds of the graceful lechwe antelopes were to be seen in all directions,
... The only game to be got were lechwe antelopes, in the swamps of the ..."
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