| 单词 | trek-bok |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrek-bok trek-bok n. (pluraltrek bokke also trek bokken) an antelope, esp. a springbok, in a migrating herd. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Antidoreas (springbok) springbok1776 springbuck1776 springer1781 trek-bok1824 1824 S. Afr. Jrnl. Jan.–Feb. 72 On the approach of the Trek-Bokken or migrating spring-boks, the grazier makes up his mind to look for pasturage for his flocks elsewhere. 1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. ii. vi. 274 The destructive flocks of trek-bokken, or migratory springboks, pressed by the long droughts, occasionally inundate the northern parts of the Colony. 1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. ix. 215 I have passed across these plains through a herd of trek-bokken..three or four miles broad. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo ix. 157 The springbuck migrations..are something we shall never see again. Colonists called them ‘trekbokke’ or ‘travellingbuck’. < as lemmas |
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