gemsbok

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US/ˈɡɛmzˌbɑk/

noun

A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).

Similar
gemsbuckOryx gazella
OriginAfrikaans gemsbok ← Dutch gemsbok ← German Gämse →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

noungemsbok (plural gemsboks or gemsbok)

plural gemsboks

  1. A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).

    Synonyms: gemsbuck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large African antelope (Oryx gazella).

Similar
gemsbuck

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks

Similar
gemsbuckOryx gazella
Broader
oryxpasang

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanGämse
  2. Dutchgemsbok
  3. Afrikaansgemsbok
  4. Englishgemsbok

From Afrikaans gemsbok, from Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”), the former from German Gämse, of uncertain origin.

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Translations

Afrikaans gemsbok
  • gemsboka large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Dutch gemsbok, spiesbok
  • gemsboka large African antelope of the Oryx genus
  • spiesboka large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Finnish keihäsantilooppi
  • keihäsantilooppia large African antelope of the Oryx genus
German Spießbock, Gemsbok
  • Spießbocka large African antelope of the Oryx genus
  • Gemsboka large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Hungarian nyársas antilop
  • nyársas antilopa large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Irish geamsboc, oracs gasaileach
  • geamsboca large African antelope of the Oryx genus
  • oracs gasaileacha large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Italian orice gazella
  • orice gazellaa large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Polish oryks południowy
  • oryks południowya large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Portuguese guelengue, órix-do-cabo
  • guelenguea large African antelope of the Oryx genus
  • órix-do-caboa large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Russian о́рикс, сернобы́к
  • о́рикс (óriks)a large African antelope of the Oryx genus
  • сернобы́к (sernobýk)a large African antelope of the Oryx genus
Cite this entry
APA

gemsbok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsbok

MLA

“gemsbok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsbok. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemsbok,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsbok.

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