bontebok

noun

bon·​te·​bok

ˈbäntə̇ˌbäk

variants or less commonly bontebuck

-ˌbək

plural bontebok or bonteboks

: a southern African antelope (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas synonym D. pygargus) that is now extinct except in semidomestication and is of a purplish red color with a white face and rump

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans bontebok, bontbok, from bont spotted (from Middle Dutch, probably from Medieval Latin punctus dotted) + bok male antelope, male goat, from Middle Dutch boc; akin to Old High German boc male goat

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