bontebok

American  

[bon-tee-bok] / ˈbɒn tiˌbɒk /

noun

plural

bonteboks,

plural

bontebok

1. a purplish-red antelope, Damaliscus dorcas, of southern Africa, having a white face and rump: now nearly extinct.

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bontebok British  

/ ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk /

noun

1. an antelope, Damaliscus pygargus (or dorcas ), of southern Africa, having a deep reddish-brown coat with a white blaze, tail, and rump patch

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Etymology

Origin of bontebok

1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bont piebald (≪ Medieval Latin punctus dotted; point ) + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

They had arrived in the “zuur-veldt,” the country of the sour grass—the favourite home of the blesbok and bontebok.

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His horns are of a light colour, nearly white, while those of the bontebok are black.

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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.

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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.

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Hence the name “bontebok,” or “painted buck,” as given by the Dutch colonists to this species.

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