单词 | blauwbok |
释义 | blauwbokn. A name given by the Dutch settlers to a large Antelope ( A. leucophæa) in South Africa, on account of the effect produced by its black hide showing through its ashy-grey hair. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Hippotraginae > genus Hippotragus > Hippotragus peucophaeus (blue buck) blue goat1731 blauwbok1786 bluebuck1834 1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) II. 219 The blaauw-bok is also one of the large species of gazel. 1832 Penny Cycl. II. 88/1 The Blauwbok..is six feet in length. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1786 |
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