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gemsbok

Pronunciation:  'gemz`bâk

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 Definition: [n]  large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
 
 Synonyms: gemsbuck, Oryx gazella
 
 See Also: oryx, pasang

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gems"bok\, n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck
of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A South African antelope ({Oryx Capensis}), having long,
sharp, nearly straight horns.

 

 

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