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blesbok

[bles-bok]
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noun, plural bles·boks, (especially collectively) bles·bok.
  1. a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.
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Also blesbuck.

Origin of blesbok

1815–25; < Afrikaans, equivalent to Dutch bles blaze2 + bok buck1
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blesbok

blesbuck

noun plural -boks, -bok, -bucks or -buck
  1. an antelope, Damaliscus dorcas (or albifrons), of southern Africa. The coat is a deep reddish-brown with a white blaze between the eyes; the horns are lyre-shaped
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Word Origin

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch bles blaze ² + bok goat, buck 1
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