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