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bles⋅bok

  [bles-bok]
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–noun, plural -boks, (especially collectively) -bok.
a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.
Also, blesbuck.

Origin:
1815–25; < Afrik, equiv. to D bles blaze 2 + bok buck 1
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bles·bok   (blěs'bŏk')   
n.   pl. blesbok or bles·boks
A South African antelope (Damaliscus albifrons) having curved horns and a large white mark on its face.

[Afrikaans : bles, white mark on an animal's face (from Middle Dutch; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots) + bok, buck (from Middle Dutch boc).]
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