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bushbuck
bush·buck B0571500 (bo͝osh′bŭk′)n. An antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus) of sub-Saharan Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with white markings, and spirally twisted horns in the male.
[Translation of Afrikaans bosbok : bos, bush + bok, buck.]bushbuck (ˈbʊʃˌbʌk) or boschbokn, pl -bucks, -buck, -boks or -bok (Animals) a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markingsbush•buck (ˈbʊʃˌbʌk)
n., pl. -bucks, (esp. collectively) -buck. an African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white. [1850–55; < Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok=bos bush1 + bok buck1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bushbuck - antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted hornsguib, Tragelaphus scriptusgenus Strepsiceros, genus Tragelaphus, Strepsiceros, Tragelaphus - African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucksharnessed antelope - any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness |
bushbuck
bushbuck, either of two small, delicate, spiral-horned antelopesantelope,
name applied to any of a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the bison, buffalo, sheep, and goats. Found in Africa and Eurasia, they range in size from pygmy antelopes, 12 in.
..... Click the link for more information. of sub-Saharan Africa, the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) and the kéwel (T. scriptus), formerly classified as a single species. Bushbucks live in pairs in thick forest, browsing on leaves and shrubs by night and resting during the day. Their chief predator is the leopard. Adult males stand less than 3 ft (90 cm) high at the shoulder and weigh about 100 lb (45 kg); the kéwel is smaller than the imbabala. The horns, borne only by the male, are about 16 in. (40 cm) long. The coat is reddish brown with scattered white markings, with males darker than females and young; the kéwel has more noticeable and typical horizontal white striping. Other species of the genus Tragelaphus are the bongobongo
, spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus eurycerus, found in jungles and thick bamboo forests of equatorial Africa. Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small groups.
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, either of two oshort-haired African antelopes of genus Tragelaphus. The greater kudu, T. strepsiceros, has a reddish brown coat with thin vertical white stripes on its sides.
..... Click the link for more information. , nyalas, and sitatunga, although animals of this genus are sometimes referred to collectively as bushbucks. All are retiring, largely nocturnal antelopes; except for the bongo, the female is hornless. The nyala, T. angasii, is a medium-sized antelope that inhabits the bush country and thickets of central Africa. The mountain nyala, T. buxtoni, is a very large antelope of the highlands of Ethiopia; the male may stand 4 1-2 ft (135 cm) high. The sitatunga, or marsh buck, T. spekii, is a large antelope found in swampy forests in central Africa; it is a good swimmer, but it is awkward on land. Bushbucks are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. bushbuck
Synonyms for bushbucknoun antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted hornsSynonymsRelated Words- genus Strepsiceros
- genus Tragelaphus
- Strepsiceros
- Tragelaphus
- harnessed antelope
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