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bushbuck

noun bush·buck \ˈbsh-ˌbək\
plural bushbuck or bushbucks

Definition of BUSHBUCK

:  a small African striped antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus) especially of sub-Saharan forests that has spirally twisted horns in the male
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Origin of BUSHBUCK

translation of Afrikaans bosbok
First Known Use: 1852

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