grysbok

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡraɪsˌbɒk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grīs′bok, grās′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grys•bok  (grīs′bok, grās′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoology, Mammalseither 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.
  • Dutch grijs; see griseous) + bok buck1
  • Afrikaans, equivalent. to grys gray (
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grysbok /ˈɡraɪsˌbɒk/ n
  1. either of two small antelopes, Raphicerus melanotis or R. sharpei, of central and southern Africa, having small straight horns
Etymology: 18th Century: Afrikaans, from Dutch grijs grey + bok buck1
'grysbok' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sharpe's grysbok

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