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blesbok

[bles-bok]

noun, plural bles·boks, (especially collectively) bles·bok.

a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.

Also, blesbuck.

Origin:
1815–25; < Afrikaans, equivalent to Dutch bles blaze² + bok buck¹

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blesbok or blesbuck (ˈblɛsˌbʌk)

—n , pl -boks, -bok, -bucks, -buck
	an antelope, Damaliscus dorcas (or albifrons), of southern Africa. The coat is a deep reddish-brown with a white blaze between the eyes; the horns are lyre-shaped

[C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch blesblaze² + bok goat, buck¹]

blesbuck or blesbuck

—n

[C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch blesblaze² + bok goat, buck¹]

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