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blaubok
[ blou-bok ]
noun
, plural blau·boks, (especially collectively) blau·bok.
- a bluish antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus, of southern Africa, having backward curving horns: now extinct.
blaubok
/ ˈblaʊˌbɒk /
noun
- a large blue-haired antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus , of southern Africa: extinct since 1800 Also calledblue buck
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blaubok1
C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch blauwbok
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Example Sentences
The quagga and the blaubok became extinct before the world learned that their existence was threatened!
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