Definition of "gemsbuck" []

• A large African antelope of the Oryx genus. (noun)

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• "Goal species in no particular order buffalo, gemsbuck (sp), kudu, eland, sable, possibly a hippo."
• "The presence of the gemsbuck, duiker or diver, springbucks, or elephants, is no proof that water is near; for these animals roam over vast tracts of country, and may be met scores of miles from it."
• "Although we didn't see any gemsbuck en route, we did see multitudinous springbuck and ostrich."