Bushbuck
a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white.
Historical Examples
In Africa John T. McCutcheon
The White Hand and the Black Bertram Mitford
Black Tales for White Children C. H. Stigand
The Blind Lion of the Congo Elliott Whitney
South-African Folk-Tales James A. Honey
South-African Folk-Tales James A. Honey
In Africa John T. McCutcheon
South-African Folk-Tales James A. Honey
The White Hand and the Black Bertram Mitford
In Africa John T. McCutcheon
noun (pl) -bucks, -buck, -boks, -bok
a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markings
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- Bushcraft
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