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blackbuck

or black buck

[ blak-buhk ]

noun

  1. a blackish-brown antelope, Antilope cervicapra, of India.


blackbuck

/ ˈblækˌbʌk /

noun

  1. an Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra , the male of which has spiral horns, a dark back, and a white belly
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blackbuck1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Harry Fleming, the operations manager at a ranch north of San Antonio, had wild blackbuck, axis and whitetail deer coming right up to him for feed — extremely atypical behavior.

Inside the open-air temple, dozens of the gazelles, known as chinkaras, and a long-horned blackbuck antelope ambled around a sandy enclosure, all having been brought there for care after being wounded or orphaned.

Khan, 52, was found guilty of violating Indian wildlife laws by killing a blackbuck, an endangered species of antelope, in 1998.

From Reuters

The actor says he did not shoot the two blackbuck deer in 1998.

The original poaching complaint against him was filed by the local Bishnoi community, who revere and worship the blackbuck.

From BBC

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