gemsbok

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[gemz-bok]

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noun

plural

gemsboks ,

plural

gemsbok .

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.

gemsbok

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noun

another word for oryx

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gemsbok¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock “chamois buck, male chamois”; gems, buck ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gemsbok¹

C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock _buck ¹

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Example Sentences

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The authors cite a hypothetical hunt of a gemsbok, a large antelope from southern Africa.

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Hundreds of deaths were also reported of blackbuck antelope, originally from India and Pakistan; gemsbok, an antelope with long horns; Barbary sheep; and scimitar-horned oryx calves.

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Males are night hunters and, being 50 percent bigger than females, will target big, meaty quarry like gemsbok and kudu.

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The carcass of a gemsbok, a large antelope, was placed to lure the lion but it didn’t appear.

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There are also 45 species of mammals in the park, including gemsbok, springbok, and mountain zebras.

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