bontebok

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bon=te=bok

CIDE DICTIONARY

bontebok, n. [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.].

 The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bontebok, n. (also bontbok) (pl. same or -boks) a large chestnut antelope, Damaliscus dorcas, native to southern Africa, having a white tail and a white patch on its head and rump.

Etymology

Afrik. f. bont spotted + bok BUCK(1)