blue antelope

noun

A bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.First known use 18th c.

    The blue antelope, (blauwe bock) is really of a blueish colour, but when killed soon loses the velvet-like appearance of its fur.

    1777, Georg Forster, A Voyage Round the World, University of Hawai‘i Press, published 2000, page 59

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bluebuck
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APA

blue antelope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20antelope

MLA

“blue antelope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20antelope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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