Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushbuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
bush-buck
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.

Informal

Etymology

From bush + buck.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bushbucks (plural) bosbok (alternative) boschbok (alternative) boshbok (alternative)

Phrases

Menelik's bushbuck

Synonyms

bush antelope kéwel marsh buck imbabala Cape bushbuck harnessed bushbuck guib tragelaphus scriptus

Questions

What does bushbuck mean?
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.
Where does bushbuck come from?
From bush + buck.

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