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Definition of bushbuck in English: bushbucknounˈbʊʃbʌkˈbo͝oSHˌbək A small antelope with a reddish-brown coat with white markings, found in southern Africa. Tragelaphus scriptus, family Bovidae Example sentencesExamples - Few are dependent on bushmeat to feed their families, and they set snares only for bushpigs, bushbucks, and duikers.
- Across the open grasslands are scattered various members of the antelope family - horned bushbucks, waterbucks, eland, topi, gazelle and impala.
- The spiral horned antelope are represented by the sitatunga and bushbuck.
- Other animal species to look out for include impala, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, nyala, kudu, bushbuck, warthog, cheetah, hyena, jackal and giraffe.
- Shy bushbuck, kudu, eland, impala, and elephant all take their turn whilst buffalo and waterbuck make their way to the sandy banks of the Zambesi.
Origin Mid 19th century: from bush1 + buck1, influenced by Dutch bosbok. Definition of bushbuck in US English: bushbucknounˈbo͝oSHˌbək A small antelope with a reddish-brown coat with white markings, found in southern Africa. Tragelaphus scriptus, family Bovidae Example sentencesExamples - Few are dependent on bushmeat to feed their families, and they set snares only for bushpigs, bushbucks, and duikers.
- The spiral horned antelope are represented by the sitatunga and bushbuck.
- Other animal species to look out for include impala, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, nyala, kudu, bushbuck, warthog, cheetah, hyena, jackal and giraffe.
- Shy bushbuck, kudu, eland, impala, and elephant all take their turn whilst buffalo and waterbuck make their way to the sandy banks of the Zambesi.
- Across the open grasslands are scattered various members of the antelope family - horned bushbucks, waterbucks, eland, topi, gazelle and impala.
Origin Mid 19th century: from bush + buck, influenced by Dutch bosbok. |