gemsbok

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Why, the menagerie lions can't roar at all; they are nothing but over grown cats, compared to the lion of the desert That is very true," observed Swinton; "however, I am delighted, for now I have not only my gemsbok, which is a gem above price, but also as fine a lion as I have ever seen.

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  1. noun A large antelope (Oryx gazella) of arid regions of southern Africa, having long sharp straight horns, a tufted tail, and distinctive black and white markings on the head.

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  • Zambia … we feasted on game we shot for campmeat … gemsbok, cape buffalo (usually jerked), kudu, and impalas. —  The Pour
  • As the weather was better, we could see that the fields were full of herds of antelope and we saw gemsbok for the first time. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • But we did find a dead gemsbok, who was probably killed by another gemsbok. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • It sounded a lot like an ad by the Kruger National Park warning visitors to watch out for stray gemsbok. —  Muti
  • One Response to "No. Pedestrians are not like gemsbok" —  Muti
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  1. Afrikaans, from Dutch, from German Gemsbock : Gemse, chamois (from Middle High German gemeze, from Old High German *gamiza, from Late Latin camox) + Bock, buck (from Middle High German boc, from Old High German).

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  1. = Dutch gemsbok (= German gemsbock), the buck or male of the chamois (applied by the Dutch in South Africa to the Oryx capensis), from Dutch gems = German gems, gemse, chamois (see chamois), + Dutch bok = German bock = English buck.
 

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/ˈgɛmzbɑk/
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