"gemsbok" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gemsboks [plural], gemsbok [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans gemsbok, from Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”), the former from German Gämse, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|gemsbok}} Afrikaans gemsbok, {{der|en|nl|gemsbok}} Dutch gemsbok, {{der|en|de|Gämse}} German Gämse Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gemsbok}} gemsbok (plural gemsboks or gemsbok)
  1. A large African antelope (Oryx gazella). Wikipedia link: gemsbok Categories (lifeform): Antelopes Synonyms: gemsbuck Derived forms: bastard gemsbok (taxonomic: Hippotragus equinus), gemsbok bean, gemsbok cucumber Translations (a large African antelope of the Oryx genus): gemsbok (Afrikaans), gemsbok [masculine] (Dutch), spiesbok [masculine] (Dutch), keihäsantilooppi (Finnish), Spießbock [masculine] (German), Gemsbok [masculine] (German), ond̦uno (Herero), nyársas antilop (Hungarian), geamsboc [masculine] (Irish), oracs gasaileach [masculine] (Irish), orice gazella [masculine] (Italian), kukama (Tswana)

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