gemsbok

gemsbok
/gemz"bok'/, n., pl. gemsboks, (esp. collectively) gemsbok.
a large antelope, Oryx gazella, of southern and eastern Africa, having long, straight horns and a long, tufted tail.
Also, gemsbuck. Also called oryx.
[1770-80; < Afrik < G Gemsbock male chamois. See GEMS, BUCK1]

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