LECHWE


Meaning of LECHWE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlēch-wē ]

noun

( plural lechwe or lechwes )

Etymology: probably from Sesotho lets'a

Date: 1857

: an antelope ( Kobus leche ) that inhabits wetlands of southern Africa ; also : a related antelope ( K. megaceros ) of the Nile Valley in Sudan and Ethiopia

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