1. An extinct South African antelope with a blue-gray coat, hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
Usage: historical; zoology

Examples

• The blaubok was native to the Cape region of South Africa.
• Hunters eliminated the blaubok population by the late 1700s.
• The blaubok is one of the few large mammals to have been hunted to complete extinction.
• Scientists have studied preserved blaubok specimens to understand the species better.
• The name 'blaubok' comes from Dutch, meaning 'blue buck.'