bushbuck

American  

[boosh-buhk] / ˈbʊʃˌbʌk /

noun

bushbucks plural

1. a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white.

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bushbuck British  

/ ˈbʊʃˌbʌk /

noun

1. a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus , of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markings

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bushbucks
  plural
• bushbuck
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bushbuck

1850–55; < Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok, equivalent to bos bush ¹ + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

The shy, forest-dwelling bushbuck, a type of antelope, began spending more time in open plains, where it feasted on new plants, suppressing the growth of native fauna.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2022

They mourned the dead bushbuck but squealed when they saw the elephant dung.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2019

Soon, instead of having to mimic these hunters and scavengers, Atkins says she and her colleagues will "get to observe what happens to the bushbuck community as the predators come back."

From Science Magazine • Mar. 7, 2019

There are also buffalo and small antelope like puku and bushbuck.

From National Geographic • Jun. 16, 2017

All God’s creatures have names, whether they slither across our path or show up for sale at our front stoop: bushbuck, mongoose, tarantula, cobra, the red-and-black monkey called ngonndo, geckos scurrying up the walls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver