[Du. bontebok: f. bont pied + bok buck, goat.] A South African antelope (Damalis Pygarga, Gray) also called Pied Antelope, and Nunni: closely allied to the Blesbok, and having a similar blaze on the face, so that both animals were formerly confused under the appellation blesbok and specific name Pygarga.
1786. trans. Sparrman’s Voy., II. 219. The bonte-bok, the painted or pied goat … somewhat less than the harte-beest.
1834. Penny Cycl., II. 85/1. The Blessbok (A. Pygarga) … this splendid animal, which is likewise called bontebok or painted goat.
1869. E. Gray, Guide Brit. Mus., 3. The Bontebok, with its inscribed sides.
