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marshbuck

American  
[mahrsh-buhk] / ˈmɑrʃˌbʌk /

  1. sitatunga.

marshbuck British  
/ ˈmɑːʃˌbʌk /

noun

  1. Also called: sitatunga.  an antelope of the central African swamplands, Strepsiceros spekei, with spreading hoofs adapted to boggy ground; an important vector of the tsetse fly

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Etymology

Origin of marshbuck

marsh + buck 1

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