gemsbok
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English[edit]
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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Translations[edit]
a large African antelope of the Oryx genus
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
gemsbok (plural gemsbokke)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: gemsbok
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
gemsbok m (plural gemsbokken, diminutive gemsbokje n)
- The gemsbok, Oryx gazella
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- gemsbok on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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