Gemsbok

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gemsbok \Gems"bok\, n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck
     of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.]
     (Zool.)
     A South African antelope ({Oryx Capensis}), having long,
     sharp, nearly straight horns.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gemsbok
       n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its
           flanks [syn: {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}]
       [also: {gemboks} (pl)]