gemsbok n 1: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbok}, {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}]
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]