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Bontebok


Bon′te-bok

(bŏn′tē̍-bŏk)
,
Noun.
[D.
bont
a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated +
bok
buck.]
(Zool.)
The pied antelope of South Africa (
Alcelaphus pygarga
). Its face and rump are white. Called also
nunni
.

Definition 2024


bontebok

bontebok

English

Noun

bontebok (plural bonteboks)

  1. A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bonte bok (motley goat).

Noun

bontebok (plural bontebokke)

  1. bontebok