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gemsbuck

  • a variation of gemsbok.
    gemsbok
    noun
    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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The addax is a desert antelope, and in habits probably resembles the gemsbuck.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

We got plenty of giraffe, gemsbuck, eland, hartebeest, blue wildebeest, springbok, zebra, and so on, for the first month; and along the Botletli we killed some sea-cows and buffaloes, which swarmed in those days.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by H.A. Bryden

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