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marshbuck

[ mahrsh-buhk ]
/ ˈmɑrʃˌbʌk /
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sitatunga.
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Origin of marshbuck

marsh + buck1

Words nearby marshbuck

Marshall, Thurgood, Marshalltown, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Marshalsea, marsh andromeda, marshbuck, marsh buggy, marsh cress, marsh deer, marsh elder, marsh fern
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British Dictionary definitions for marshbuck

marshbuck
/ (ˈmɑːʃˌbʌk) /
noun
an antelope of the central African swamplands, Strepsiceros spekei, with spreading hoofs adapted to boggy ground; an important vector of the tsetse flyAlso called: sitatunga
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