blesbok
noun
bles·bok
ˈbles-ˌbäk 
: a South African antelope (Damaliscus dorcas synonym D. pygargus) having a large white patch down the center of the face
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The crosswind was upwards of 20 mph and the blesbok was just on the other side of 500 yards.
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Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 26 Jan. 2021
African farmers, ranchers and sportsmen have been hunting native impala, oryx, blesbok, warthogs, kudu, wildebeest, waterbuck, and all the rest (even buffalo, lion, and elephant) with medium caliber, medium power cartridges for more than a century.
—Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 13 Jan. 2020
Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 26 Jan. 2021
African farmers, ranchers and sportsmen have been hunting native impala, oryx, blesbok, warthogs, kudu, wildebeest, waterbuck, and all the rest (even buffalo, lion, and elephant) with medium caliber, medium power cartridges for more than a century.
—Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 13 Jan. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans, from bles blaze + bok male antelope
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
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“Blesbok.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blesbok. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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