bontebok
Americannoun
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bonteboks,
plural
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bontebok
plural
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 Mayne Reid
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 Mayne Reid
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 Mayne Reid
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 Mayne Reid
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 A. W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson
The springboks, when alarmed, take to flight and scatter off in any direction, whereas the bonteboks and blesboks invariably run against the wind, bearing their noses close along the ground, like hounds upon a trail!
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
His double-barrel, loaded with ball, had enabled him to knock over a couple of the “painted goats”—as bonteboks are sometimes styled—right and left.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
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