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gemsbok

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gems·bok  (gmzbk)
n.
A large antelope (Oryx gazella) of arid regions of southern Africa, having long sharp straight horns, a tufted tail, and distinctive black and white markings on the head.
[Afrikaans, from Dutch, from German Gemsbock : Gemse, chamois (from Middle High German gemeze, from Old High German *gamiza, from Late Latin camox) + Bock, buck (from Middle High German boc, from Old High German).]
gemsbok, gemsbuck [ˈgɛmzˌbʌk]
n pl -bok, -boks, -buck -bucks
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) South African another word for oryx
[from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock buck1]
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Noun1.gemsbokgemsbok - large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
gemsbuck, Oryx gazella
oryx, pasang - large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
Translations
gemsbok
n pl <-boks or collectively -bok> (Zool) → Gemsantilope f


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At the end of his two hours, Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx, a sort of gemsbok belonging to the most agile species of antelopes.
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