"bluebuck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bluebucks [plural]
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  1. An extinct mammal, †Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800). Categories (lifeform): Antelopes Synonyms (Hippotragus leucophaeus): blaubok, blauwbok, bloubok, blue antelope, bluebok
    Sense id: en-bluebuck-en-noun-~kcn-ahv Disambiguation of Antelopes: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'Hippotragus leucophaeus': 96 4
  2. The nilgai.
    Sense id: en-bluebuck-en-noun-METndL1C Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53

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