gemsbok
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noun, plural gems·boks ( especially collectively ) gems·bok.
a large antelope, Oryx gazella, of southern and eastern Africa, having long, straight horns and a long, tufted tail.
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gemsbok or gemsbuck (ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -bok, -boks, -buck, -bucks | |
| (South African) another word for oryx | |
| [C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock | |
| gemsbuck or gemsbuck | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock | |
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Gemsbok
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Example sentences
Several gemsbok crashed into a fence during the barn fire, and one of them was killed.
After fencing the monument lands, gemsbok were removed through relocation to restore natural conditions in the monument.
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