bontebok
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bontebok
1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bont piebald (≪ Medieval Latin punctus dotted; see point) + bok buck 1
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The colours of the bontebok are purple violet and brown of every shade—not mingling together, but marking the body as if laid on by the brush of a sign-painter.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
Herds of gnus and bontebok bounded over the plains, and many solitary antelopes started from their lairs as he approached them.
From Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
The legs of the bontebok are white from the knee down, while those of his congener are only white on the insides—the outsides being brown.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
No. Their success lay simply in the fact, that on the day when they jäged the bontebok, there was no wind—not a breath of air stirring.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
Such is the colour of the bontebok, and that of the blesbok differs from it only in the points already mentioned, and in its colours being somewhat less marked and brilliant.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
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