bastard gemsbok
English
editEtymology
editA calque of Afrikaans bastergemsbok, itself based on similarities between the animal and the gemsbok.
Noun
editbastard 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