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An African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus) having a reddish-brown coat with white markings and twisted horns. Also called harnessed antelope.

[Translation of Afrikaans bosbok : bos, bush + bok, buck.]

bushbuck [ˈbʊʃˌbʌk], boschbok

n pl -bucks, -buck, -boks -bok

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 markings

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bushbuck - antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns

guib, Tragelaphus scriptus

genus Strepsiceros, genus Tragelaphus, Strepsiceros, Tragelaphus - African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks

harnessed antelope - any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness

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