单词 | sable antelope |
释义 | > as lemmassable antelope 5. In full sable antelope. A large stout-horned antelope, Hippotragus (Ægocerus) niger, native of South and East Africa, the male of which is of a deep black colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Hippotraginae > genus Hippotragus > Hippotragus niger (sable antelope) sable antelope1838 potoquane1850 harrisbuck1863 swartwitpens1869 1838 Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 108 A large and beautiful new species of antelope has recently reached this country from Africa. It belongs to the sub-genus Aigoceros, and the discoverer has proposed to name it A. niger, (Sable Antelope). 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. II. xvii. 6 An old buck of the sable antelope, the rarest and most beautiful animal in South Africa. 1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt ix. 199 I saw the head and horns of a grand sable, looking straight at me. 1900 E. S. Grogan & A. H. Sharp From Cape to Cairo v. 49 I saw two grand bull sable browsing. 1990 J. D. Skinner & R. H. N. Smithers Mammals S. Afr. Subregion 676 The name sable is unfortunate as only old adult bulls are sable in colour. 2005 J. D. Skinner & C. T. Chimimba Mammals S. Afr. Subregion 664 Sable are a savanna woodland species and their distribution is confined to the south-eastern portion of the African continent. < as lemmas |
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