blaubok

[ blou-bok ]
/ ˈblaʊˌbɒk /

noun, plural blau·boks, (especially collectively) blau·bok.

a bluish antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus, of southern Africa, having backward curving horns: now extinct.

Origin of blaubok

< Afrikaans < Dutch blauwbok, equivalent to blauw blue + bok buck1

Example sentences from the Web for blaubok

  • The quagga and the blaubok became extinct before the world learned that their existence was threatened!

    Our Vanishing Wild Life |William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for blaubok

blaubok
/ (ˈblaʊˌbɒk) /

noun plural -boks or -bok

a large blue-haired antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus, of southern Africa: extinct since 1800 Also called: blue buck

Word Origin for blaubok

C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch blauwbok