Gemsbok \Gems"bok\, n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African antelope ({Oryx Capensis}), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.
gemsbok n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}] [also: {gemboks} (pl)]