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gemsbok
[ gemz-bok ]
/ ˈgɛmzˌbɒk /
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noun, plural gems·boks, (especially collectively) gems·bok.
a large antelope, Oryx gazella, the largest of the oryxes, found in arid regions of southern Africa, including the Kalahari Desert, having a long black tail and conspicuous black striping on the face and from the chin to the front legs and along each lower flank to the rear legs: despite being widely hunted for their nearly straight horns, which are about 33 inches (84 centimeters) long on the males and slightly longer on the females, gemsbok have a conservation status of least concern.
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Also gems·buck [gemz-buhk] /ˈgɛmzˌbʌk/ .
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gemsbok
gemsbuck
/ (ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk) /
noun plural -bok, -boks, -buck or -bucks
Southern African another word for oryx
Word Origin for gemsbok
C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock buck 1
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