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gemsbok

[gemz-bok]

gems·bok

[gemz-bok]
noun, plural -boks, (especially collectively) -bok.
a large antelope, Oryx gazella, of southern and eastern Africa, having long, straight horns and a long, tufted tail.
Also, gemsbuck.
Also called oryx.


Origin:
1770–80; < Afrikaans < German Gemsbock male chamois. See gems, buck1
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Gemsbok is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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gemsbok or gemsbuck (ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk)
 
n , pl -bok, -boks, -buck, -bucks
(South African) another word for oryx
 
[C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bockbuck1]
 
gemsbuck or gemsbuck
 
n
 
[C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bockbuck1]

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