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marshbuck

[ mahrsh-buhk ]
/ ˈmɑrʃˌbʌk /

sitatunga.

Words nearby marshbuck

marshall, thurgood, marshallese, marshalling yard, marshalltown, marshalsea, marshbuck, marshfield, marshland, marshmallow, marshwort, marshy

Origin of marshbuck

marsh + buck1
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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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