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bontebok

/bon-tee-bok/US // ˈbɒn tiˌbɒk //UK // (ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk) //

邦德博克,邦德布克,邦特伯克

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bon·te·boks, bon·te·bok.

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

Examples

  • Herds of gnus and bontebok bounded over the plains, and many solitary antelopes started from their lairs as he approached them.

  • His horns are of a light colour, nearly white, while those of the bontebok are black.

  • The bontebok is not only one of the loveliest antelopes in Africa, but one of the swiftest.

  • Hence the name “bontebok,” or “painted buck,” as given by the Dutch colonists to this species.

  • Bontebok: About 30 in Bredasdorp and 45 in Swellendam divisions.