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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRYSBOK

Afrikaans, from Dutch grijs grey + bokbuck1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRYSBOK

grysbok  [ˈɡraɪsˌbɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRYSBOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grysbok is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRYSBOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grysbok in the English dictionary

The definition of grysbok in the dictionary is either of two small antelopes, Raphicerus melanotis or R. sharpei, of central and southern Africa, having small straight horns.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRYSBOK


blaubok
ˈblaʊˌbɒk
Bok
bɒk
boschbok
ˈbɒʃˌbɒk
duikerbok
ˈdaɪkəbɒk
Lombok
ˈlɒmbɒk
steenbok
ˈstiːnˌbɒk
steinbock
ˈstaɪnˌbɒk
steinbok
ˈstaɪnˌbɒk
tomboc
ˈtɒmbɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRYSBOK

grunge
grunger
grungier
grungiest
grungy
grunion
grunt
grunter
gruntle
gruntled
grup
gruppetti
gruppetto
Grus
grushie
grutch
gryesy
gryke
gryphon
gs

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRYSBOK

blesbok
bontebok
book
bushbok
cook
Facebook
gemsbok
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
reebok
rhebok
sjambok
springbok
Step Reebok
the book

Synonyms and antonyms of grysbok in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grysbok» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRYSBOK

Find out the translation of grysbok to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grysbok from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grysbok» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

grysbok
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grysbok
570 millions of speakers

English

grysbok
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grysbok
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grysbok
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

grysbok
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grysbok
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grysbok
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grysbok
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grysbok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grysbok
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grysbok
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grysbok
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grysbok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grysbok
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grysbok
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गिरीसंस्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grysbok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grysbok
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grysbok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

grysbok
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grysbok
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

grysbok
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

grysbok
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

grysbok
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

grysbok
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grysbok

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRYSBOK»

The term «grysbok» is used very little and occupies the 153.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRYSBOK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grysbok

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRYSBOK»

Discover the use of grysbok in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grysbok and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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African Antelope Database 1998
Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis (Thunberg 1811) RED LIST STATUS Lower Risk (conservation dependent) • i ,000 to 1 0,000 • less than 1,000, or present but abundance unknown ESTIMATED POPULATIONS/RELATIVE ABUNDANCE ...
Rod East, 1999
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Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa
Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis Shoulder height 54 cm; tail 5,5 cm; mass 10 kg; average horn length 8cm; record horn length 12,38 cm Identification pointers: Similar to Sharpe's Grysbok but their distribution ranges do not overlap (see ...
Chris Stuart, Tilde Stuart, 2001
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The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals
Sharpe's grysbok is easily overlooked because of its secretive nature and its cryptic coloration, which provides perfect camouflage and allows it to hide easily below bushes and among boulders- Ttie suni is an unobtrusive, secretive little ...
M. G. L. Mills, Lex Hes, 1997
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Signs of the Wild
Afrikaans: Grysbok Xhosa: Ngxungxu Southern Sotho: Phuti DESCRIPTION SHOULDER HEIGHT: 54 cm MASS: 1 0-1 2 kg GESTATION: 1 85 days. Grysbok are found in the Addo and Mountain Zebra national parks, along the eastern coastal ...
Clive Walker, 1996
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Mammals of Africa
Rookmaker (1988) noted that the Cape Grysbok was first named by R. Forster as both Antelope melanotis and A. (qrisea, both considered as nomina nuda. Raphicerus sharpei SHARPE's GRYSBOK Fr. Grysbok de Sharpe; Ger.
Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, 2013
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South Africa
This type of fast darting movement is also characteristic of dwarf antelope. particularly the Cape grysbok. Raphicems melauotis (see p.xxxii),and Sharpe's grysbok, Riiphiccrus sluupii, which bear a close resemblance to one another, but can't ...
‎2002
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
Accordingly a steenbok is more likely to be seen on the same ground, and to be confused with, an oribi than with a grysbok. A grysbok is somewhat smaller and quite different in appearance and movements from the steenbok: it has more ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
Table 351.1 Linear measurements (mm) and mass (kg) of Sharpe's grysbok ( Raphicems sharpei) from south-eastern Zimbabwe (Smithers & Wilson. 1979) The hair on the upper parts of the body is fairly long and does not lie as smoothly on ...
J. D. Skinner, Christian T. Chimimba, 2005
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The Evolution of Hominin Diets: Integrating Approaches to ...
The degree of wear on each m3 was assessed by dividing each crown height by maximum unworn m3 crown height (mm) for that species: eland = 47.1a, buffalo = 53.0b, giant buffalo = 70.2b, blue antelope = 40.0b, and steenbok/grysbok ...
Jean-Jacques Hublin, Michael Phillip Richards, 2009
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A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania
Sharpe's. Grysbok. swahili : Dondoro A small, stocky antelope with a rufous- brown coat that is flecked with distinctive white hairs. The throat, neck and underparts are white. The short tail has a rufous-brown upper side, a white underside, and ...
Charles Foley, Lara Foley, Alex Lobora, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRYSBOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grysbok is used in the context of the following news items.
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The future filmmaker - Experiments in experiential cinema
Driving further, many more illuminated species - a pair of Cape Grysbok, a squat Western Leopard toad, a magnificent fiery red protea, ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jun 15»
2
Moment of tenderness in a troubled land
This tiny antelope – an orphaned Sharpe's grysbok – is being cared for at Dambari field station, near Bulawayo, after it was found orphaned ... «Plymouth Herald, May 15»
3
Roadside art aims to illuminate endemic species
Fynbos does not support large animals, but one mammal to appear in the artworks is the Cape grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis), a small ... «BBC News, May 15»
4
PP the Porcupine heals, goes home
“There was a grysbok that also came into our centre after the fire, but succumbed to his injuries which were sadly too severe. Three other ... «News24, May 15»
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PP free to answer nature's call again
“There was a grysbok that also came into our centre after the fire, but succumbed to his injuries which were sadly too severe. Three other ... «News24, May 15»
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PICS: Cape Town road lights up with endemic artworks
There are also cape grysbok and other fantastic creatures . Check out the Facebook page to see the collectable cards that have interesting info ... «News24, May 15»
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PICS: Hiker attempts to rescue rare Grysbok injured by Cape fire
As soon as I had a visual on the buck I realised this was no ordinary “bokkie”, it was in fact a Cape grysbok; a small, rare and reclusive buck that ... «News24, Mar 15»
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The top 21 things to do in the West Coast Way
... including grysbok, steenbok and springbok. A great way to see the reserve is on a bicycle and there are several spectacular routes to follow. «TheSouthAfrican, Mar 15»
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The Cape West Coast, the green jewel of South Africa
... there are two spectacular walking trails where visitors are treated to a range of fauna and flora, including grysbok, steenbok and springbok. «TheSouthAfrican, Jan 15»
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Bain's Kloof Pass: More than hinterland passageway
Amongst the fauna there are jackals, the elusive leopard, baboon, otter, honey badgers, klipspringer, steenbok and grysbok, 182 species of ... «News24, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grysbok [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grysbok>. May 2024 ».
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