lechwe

noun

le·​chwe ˈlēch-wē 

plural lechwe or lechwes

: an antelope (Kobus leche) that inhabits wetlands of southern Africa

also : a related antelope (K. megaceros) of the Nile Valley in Sudan and Ethiopia

Word History

Etymology

probably from Sesotho lets'a

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above