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n. - Large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks.

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Usage examples (4)
  • 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...
  • The presence of the rhinoceros, of the buffalo and gnu (‘Catoblepas gnu’), of the giraffe, the zebra, and pallah (‘Antilope melampus’), is always a certain indication of water...
  • (‘Tragulus rupestris’) or puruhuru, the gemsbuck
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