bontebok
noun
a purplish-red antelope, Damaliscus dorcas, of southern Africa, having a white face and rump: now nearly extinct.
bonteboks
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pluralof bontebok.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
