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bontebok

American  
[bon-tee-bok] / ˈbɒn tiˌbɒk /

noun

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


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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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)

Our young yägers had now arrived in the land of the blesbok and bontebok.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

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

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

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

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

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