GEMSBOK
\d͡ʒˈɛmsbɒk], \dʒˈɛmsbɒk], \dʒ_ˈɛ_m_s_b_ɒ_k]\
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Oryx Gazella, the name given to a splendid variety of the antelope, inhabiting the open plains of South Africa, having somewhat the appearance of a horse, with remarkably fine, straight, sharp-pointed horns, with which it is said to foil even the lion.
By Daniel Lyons
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