bushbuck
Americannoun
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bushbucks,
plural
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bushbuck
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bushbuck
1850–55; < Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok, equivalent to bos bush 1 + bok buck 1
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The shy, forest-dwelling bushbuck, a type of antelope, began spending more time in open plains, where it feasted on new plants, suppressing the growth of native fauna.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
The bushbuck, brown with white freckles, was still squirming when Lt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2019
And even if fear guides bushbuck behavior, he says, it may not affect larger herbivores such as elk, which can fend off wolves.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2019
There are also buffalo and small antelope like puku and bushbuck.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 16, 2017
Nelson says it’s because the lion tried to eat up Adah, but Jesus turned her into a bushbuck right just at the last minute.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Buffaloes, bushbucks and monkeys roam in search of pastures.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
By fencing off part of the plain to exclude bushbucks, the researchers verified that the animals were taking a toll on the vegetation.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2019
He also questions older data indicating the bushbucks kept to the forest before the predators vanished.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2019
The tracking data showed the bushbucks headed back toward the trees when they sensed a predator nearby.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2019
In his two hands, by himself, Anatole the orphan without descendants began to drag away one of the large bushbucks he’d shot on the hill.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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