grysbok

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noun

A small antelope of genus Raphicerus from South Africa.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noungrysbok (plural grysboks)

plural grysboks

  1. A small antelope of genus Raphicerus from South Africa.

Origin

  1. Dutchgrijsbok
  2. Afrikaansgrysbok
  3. Englishgrysbok

From Afrikaans grysbok, from Dutch grijsbok, from grijs (“gray”) + bok (“buck, billy goat”).

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Translations

Afrikaans grysbok
  • grysboksmall antelope of genus Raphicerus from South Africa
Russian грисбок
  • грисбок (grisbok)small antelope of genus Raphicerus from South Africa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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