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
Example Sentences
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The bontebok is not only one of the loveliest antelopes in Africa, but one of the swiftest.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
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
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
In Africa that list should include the eland, white rhinoceros, blessbok, bontebok, kudu, giraffes and southern elephants, sable antelope, rhinoceros south of the Zambesi, leucoryx antelope and whale-headed stork.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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)
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