GEMSBOK

gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella

(noun) large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gemsbok (plural gemsboks or gemsbok)

A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).

Synonyms

• gemsbuck

Source: Wiktionary


Gems"bok, n. Etym: [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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