gemsbok
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Etymology edit
From Afrikaans gemsbok, from Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”), the former from German Gämse, of uncertain origin.
Noun edit
gemsbok (plural gemsboks or gemsbok)
- A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
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a large African antelope of the Oryx genus
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).
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Noun edit
gemsbok (plural gemsbokke)
Descendants edit
- → English: gemsbok
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).
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gemsbok m (plural gemsbokken, diminutive gemsbokje n)
- The gemsbok, Oryx gazella
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Further reading edit
- gemsbok on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl