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bontebok definition

bon·te·bok (bän′tə bäk′)

noun pl. bontebok -·bok′ or bonteboks -·boks′

a large, dark-brown antelope (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) of S Africa, white on the face and rump

Etymology: Afrik < Du bont, variegated + bok, buck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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