BLAUBOK


Meaning of BLAUBOK in English

noun

or blaauw·bok ˈblau̇ˌbäk

( plural blaubok or blauboks )

Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans blauwbok (now bloubok ), from blauw blue (from Middle Dutch blā, blau ) + bok male antelope, male goat, from Middle Dutch boc; akin to Old High German blāo blue and to Old High German boc male goat — more at blue , buck

1. : a southern African antelope ( Hippotragus leucophaeus ) closely related to the sable antelope but now exterminated

2. : blue duiker

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