grysbok

American

[grahys-bok, greys-] / ˈgraɪs bɒk, ˈgreɪs- /

noun

either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei Sharpe's grysbok, having a light to dark reddish-brown coat speckled with white.

grysbok British

/ ˈɡraɪsˌbɒk /

noun

either of two small antelopes, Raphicerus melanotis or R. sharpei, of central and southern Africa, having small straight horns

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Etymology

Origin of grysbok

1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to grys gray (< Dutch grijs; see griseous) + bok buck ¹

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