Bontebok


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

The Young Yagers Mayne Reid
Our Vanishing Wild Life William T. Hornaday
The Young Yagers Mayne Reid
Adventures of Hans Sterk A.W. Drayson
The Young Yagers Mayne Reid

noun (pl) -boks, -bok
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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