bushbuck

American  

[boosh-buhk] / ˈbʊʃˌbʌk /

noun

bushbucks plural

1. a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white.

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bushbuck British  

/ ˈbʊʃˌbʌk /

noun

1. a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus , of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markings

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bushbuck
  plural
• bushbucks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bushbuck

1850–55; < Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok, equivalent to bos bush ¹ + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

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

They mourned the dead bushbuck but squealed when they saw the elephant dung.

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