Sharpe's grysbok

noun

See under grysbok.

Origin of Sharpe's grysbok

after British colonial official Sir Alfred Sharpe (1853–1935), first European observer of the species, in Nyasaland in 1896

Definition for sharpe's grysbok (2 of 2)

grysbok
[ grahys-bok, greys- ]
/ ˈgraɪs bɒk, ˈgreɪs- /

noun

either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei (Sharpe's grysbok), having a light to dark reddish-brown coat speckled with white.

Origin of grysbok

1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to grys gray (< Dutch grijs; see griseous) + bok buck1

British Dictionary definitions for sharpe's grysbok

grysbok
/ (ˈɡraɪsˌbɒk) /

noun

either of two small antelopes, Raphicerus melanotis or R. sharpei, of central and southern Africa, having small straight horns

Word Origin for grysbok

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch grijs grey + bok buck 1