BUSHBUCK


Meaning of BUSHBUCK in English

/boosh"buk'/ , n. , pl. bushbucks , ( esp. collectively ) bushbuck .

a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white. Also called guib . Cf. harnessed antelope .

[ 1850-55; bosbok, earlier boschbok, equiv. to bos BUSH 1 + bok BUCK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .