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.

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

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

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

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