blesbok

[ bles-bok ]

noun

, plural bles·boks, (especially collectively) bles·bok.

1. a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.

blesbok

/ ˈblɛsˌbʌk /

noun

1. an antelope, Damaliscus dorcas (or albifrons ), of southern Africa. The coat is a deep reddish-brown with a white blaze between the eyes; the horns are lyre-shaped

Word History and Origins

Origin of blesbok¹

1815–25; < Afrikaans, equivalent to Dutch bles blaze ² + bok buck ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of blesbok¹

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch bles blaze ² + bok goat, buck ¹

Example Sentences

With his black labrador retrievers Miga and Bela, Griffin hunts dove, quail and pheasant in the Permian Basin and Panhandle and he shot Impala and Blesbok in South Africa in 2009 and 2011.

From Washington Times

Instead, the team found that lions and hyenas had similar ranges of neurons as prey animals of relative size, such as the blesbok and kudu.

From Washington Post

Over the same period, the population of blesbok, a white-faced antelope, has grown from 2,000 to 250,000, with 90 percent on private land.

From Reuters

Ernst said he had to cut his blesbok herd to 250 from 500.

From Reuters

This year, dozens of runners were cut off by herds of galloping wildebeest and blesbok antelope, which kicked up huge clouds of dust in their wake.

From Wall Street Journal