boshbok

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A form of bushbuck — Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

OriginDutch bosch →
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Meanings

nounboshbok (plural not attested)
  1. archaicno pluralArchaic spelling of bushbuck.

Origin

  1. Dutchbosch“wood”
  2. Englishboshbok

From Dutch bosch (“wood”) + bok (“buck”).

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APA

boshbok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boshbok

MLA

“boshbok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boshbok. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boshbok,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boshbok.

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