grys|bok

grys|bok
grys|bok «GRYS bok», noun.
a small, reddish-brown South African antelope.
[< Afrikaans grysbok < Dutch grijsbok < grijs gray + bok buck1]

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  • grys — grys·bok; grys·buck; …   English syllables

  • bok — blau·bok; bles·bok; bok·ma·kier·ie; bon·te·bok; bosch·bok; dui·ker·bok; gems·bok; grys·bok; jam·bok; klip·bok; reit·bok; rhe·bok; rib·bok; roo·de·bok; roo·i·bok; sjam·bok; spring·bok; steen·bok; stem·bok; bok; bok·mål; bosh·bok; …   English syllables

  • grysbok — grys·bok …   English syllables

  • Grysbok — Grys bok . [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small South African antelope ({Neotragus melanotis}). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neotragus melanotis — Grysbok Grys bok . [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small South African antelope ({Neotragus melanotis}). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grysbok — /gruys bok, grays /, n. either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei (Sharpe s grysbok), having a light to dark reddish brown coat speckled with white. [1780 90; < Afrik, equiv. to grys… …   Universalium

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