| gemsbok |
| gemsbok | (n) large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks, Syn. gemsbuck, Oryx gazella |
| Gemsbok | 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 ] |