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Webster 1913 Edition

Gemsbok

Gems′bok

,
Noun.
[D.; akin to G.
gemsbock
the male or buck of the chamois;
gemse
chamois, goat of the Alps +
bock
buck.]
(Zool.)
A South African antelope (
Oryx Capensis
), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gemsbok

GEMS'BOK

,
Noun.
The name given to a variety of the antelope.

Definition 2025

gemsbok

gemsbok

English

A gemsbok.

Noun

gemsbok ‎(plural gemsboks)

  1. A large African antelope of the Oryx genus.

Translations

Synonyms

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gems ‎(“chamois”) + bok ‎(“buck”).

Noun

gemsbok ‎(plural gemsbokke)

  1. gemsbok

Etymology

From Afrikaans gemsbok, from Dutch gems ‎(“chamois”) + bok ‎(“buck”).

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