blaubok

[ blou-bok ]

noun

, plural blau·boks, (especially collectively) blau·bok.

1. a bluish antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus, of southern Africa, having backward curving horns: now extinct.

blaubok

/ ˈblaʊˌbɒk /

noun

1. a large blue-haired antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus , of southern Africa: extinct since 1800 Also calledblue buck

Word History and Origins

Origin of blaubok¹

< Afrikaans < Dutch blauwbok, equivalent to blauw blue + bok buck ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of blaubok¹

C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch blauwbok

Example Sentences

The quagga and the blaubok became extinct before the world learned that their existence was threatened!

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