gemsbok Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
    gemsbuck; Oryx gazella.

WordNet


Gems"bok noun
Etymology
D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

Webster 1913