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blue antelope

blue antelope noun: a bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.

Noun

blue antelope

  1. (historical) A bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.
    • The blue antelope, (blauwe bock) is really of a blueish colour, but when killed soon loses the velvet-like appearance of its fur.1777, Georg Forster, A Voyage Round the World, University of Hawai‘i Press, published 2000, page 59

Questions about blue antelope

What does blue antelope mean?
Blue antelope means a bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.
What part of speech is blue antelope?
Blue antelope is a noun.

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