bastard gemsbok

English edit

Hippotragus equinus

Etymology edit

A calque of Afrikaans bastergemsbok, itself based on similarities between the animal and the gemsbok.

Noun edit

bastard gemsbok (plural bastard gemsboks)

roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.

References edit

Hippotragus equinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Oryx gazella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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