单词 | blackbuck |
释义 | > as lemmasblackbuck blackbuck n. an antelope, Antilope cervicapra, found chiefly in South Asia, the male of which has blackish or dark brown upperparts, contrasting white underparts, and long spiral horns; cf. Indian antelope n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Antilope (black buck) antelope1417 Indian antelope1771 blackbuck1834 sasin1834 1834 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. (ed. 2) I. x. 175 He ran with surprizing velocity, and killed a black buck. 1891 W. T. Blanford Fauna Brit. India: Mammalia ii. 521 Antilope cervicapra. The Indian Antilope or black Buck. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xv. 189 The black buck of India, a medium-sized antelope..makes a most successful exhibit. 2001 New Yorker 5 Mar. 74/2 Texas may have as many Indian blackbuck antelope as India, more Arabian oryx than Saudi Arabia, more scimitar-horned oryx than Africa. < as lemmas |
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