grysbokn.
/ˈɡrʌɪsbɒk/, /ˈxreɪsbɒk/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪsˌbɑk/, /ˈɡraɪsˌbɑk/ A small grey South African antelope ( Antilope melanotis).
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Neotraginae > genus Raphicerus(steenbok or grysbok)
red antelope1775
steenbok1775
grysbok1786
1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) II. 224 The grys-bok is of a greyish colour, with black ears, and a large black spot round the eyes.
1859 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 643 The Grys~bok..is a native of Southern Africa [etc.].
1885 W. Greswell in Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 280/1 The little greisbok that has continually been nibbling his vines.
1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 39 The Bushbucks..Grysbuck (Nanotragus melanotis) are small antelopes, which [etc.].
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