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单词 bushbuck
释义

bushbuck

noun

bush·​buck ˈbu̇sh-ˌbək How to pronounce bushbuck (audio)
plural bushbuck or bushbucks
: a small African striped antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus) especially of sub-Saharan forests that has spirally twisted horns in the male

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Federal officials said inspectors identified the skins were from bushbucks, a species of antelope in sub-Saharan Africa, and from genets and civets, small catlike mammals. Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019 In Gorongosa, the dogs target bushbuck, impala and waterbuck, surrounding the prey, grabbing at legs, nose and hindquarters, disemboweling it from below. Natalie Angier, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2019 There are also buffalo and small antelope like puku and bushbuck. Martin Edstrom, National Geographic, 16 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

translation of Afrikaans bosbok

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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