bontebok

American  

[bon-tee-bok] / ˈbɒn tiˌbɒk /

noun

plural

bonteboks,

plural

bontebok

1. a purplish-red antelope, Damaliscus dorcas, of southern Africa, having a white face and rump: now nearly extinct.

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bontebok British  

/ ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk /

noun

1. an antelope, Damaliscus pygargus (or dorcas ), of southern Africa, having a deep reddish-brown coat with a white blaze, tail, and rump patch

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Etymology

Origin of bontebok

1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bont piebald (≪ Medieval Latin punctus dotted; point ) + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

They had arrived in the “zuur-veldt,” the country of the sour grass—the favourite home of the blesbok and bontebok.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

No. Their success lay simply in the fact, that on the day when they jäged the bontebok, there was no wind—not a breath of air stirring.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Such is the colour of the bontebok, and that of the blesbok differs from it only in the points already mentioned, and in its colours being somewhat less marked and brilliant.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Our young yägers had now arrived in the land of the blesbok and bontebok.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

The legs of the bontebok are white from the knee down, while those of his congener are only white on the insides—the outsides being brown.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne