bush·buck (b sh b k )n. 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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| Noun | 1. |  bushbuck - antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted hornsgenus 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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