Definition of Bontebok

1. n. The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.

Definition of Bontebok

1. Noun. (zoology) A South African antelope of genus ''Damaliscus'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bontebok

1. an antelope [n -S] - See also: antelope

Medical Definition of Bontebok

1. The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Synonym: nunni. Origin: D. Bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. Variegated + bok buck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bontebok

bonobos
bononian
bons vivants
bonsai
bonsais
bonsella
bonsellas
bonser
bonshtedtite
bonsmots
bonsoir
bonspell
bonspells
bonspiel
bonspiels
bontebok (current term)
bonteboks
bonus
bonus-less
bonus-point
bonused
bonuses
bonusing
bonusless
bonxie
bonxies
bony
bony ankylosis
bony crepitus
bony fish

Literary usage of Bontebok

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. African Nature Notes and Reminiscences by Frederick Courteney Selous (1908)
"... coloration of the bontebok—Coloration distinctly conspicuous and therefore not protective—Recognition marks unnecessary—Coloration of the blesbok—The ..."

2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... also springboks, pale-winged starlings, rosy-faced lovebirds, and others. bontebok National ... bontebok ..."

3. Records of Big Game: With Their Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions by Rowland Ward (1899)
"bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus). Distinguished from the preceding species of the ... The curious pied marking of the bontebok, its snow-white face, belly, ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"The bontebok and blesbok bear to each other the closest resemblance, being equally robust, with the same hump on the back just behind ..."

5. Illustrated Official Handbook of the Cape and South Africa: A Résumé of the by John Noble (1896)
"A host of the smaller species—the pied bontebok and blesbok ; the graceful springbok, sole gazelle of the South; the two reed-bucks, the bush-buck, duyker, ..."

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