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Tragelaphus buxtoni

Tragelaphus buxtoni

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A large shaggy antelope that lives in the high mountains of Ethiopia, called the mountain nyala
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : nyala de montaña
  • The endangered Tragelaphus buxtoni is found only in Ethiopia's highland forests.

Examples

  • Wildlife conservationists track Tragelaphus buxtoni to monitor its dwindling population.

  • Photographers travel to the Bale Mountains to catch a glimpse of the elusive Tragelaphus buxtoni.

  • The Tragelaphus buxtoni is a rare sight in the Ethiopian mountains.

  • Have you ever seen a Tragelaphus buxtoni in the wild?

  • The endangered Tragelaphus buxtoni is found only in Ethiopia's highland forests.

  • Wildlife conservationists track Tragelaphus buxtoni to monitor its dwindling population.

  • Photographers travel to the Bale Mountains to catch a glimpse of the elusive Tragelaphus buxtoni.

Synonyms

mountain nyala
vsTragelaphus buxtoni
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A large shaggy antelope with long horns that lives in the mountains of Ethiopia

is the scientific name used in formal or scientific contexts

Surface Forms

Tragelaphus buxtoni singular
Tragelaphus buxtonis plural

Morphology

Tragelaphus + buxtoni

This is a Linnaean binomial: knowing 'Tragelaphus' (a genus that includes kudus, bongos, bushbucks) lets a learner infer it names an antelope species, so the taxonomic category is predictable. However, 'buxtoni' is a non-descriptive specific epithet (likely an eponym) and does not convey the particular meaning 'mountain nyala' or the species' properties, so the full referent is not fully derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Tragelaphus buxtoni comes from old Greek words: Tragelaphus mixes 'goat' and 'deer' because the animal looks like both, and buxtoni is the name of the person who first recorded it, so the name points to this large, shaggy 'mountain nyala' from Ethiopia.