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bastard gemsbok

bastard gemsbok noun: roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.

bastard gemsbok: roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa
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Noun

bastard gemsbok (plural bastard gemsboks)

  1. roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.

Forms of bastard gemsbok

pluralbastard gemsboks

Origin of bastard gemsbok

A calque of Afrikaans bastergemsbok, itself based on similarities between the animal and the gemsbok.

Questions about bastard gemsbok

What does bastard gemsbok mean?
Bastard gemsbok means roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.
What part of speech is bastard gemsbok?
Bastard gemsbok is a noun.
What is the plural of bastard gemsbok?
The plural of bastard gemsbok is bastard gemsboks.

Words near bastard gemsbok in the dictionary

  1. bastard eigne
  2. bastard file
  3. bastard files
  4. bastard fox
  5. bastard foxes
  6. bastard gemsbok
  7. bastard gemsboks
  8. bastard gumwood
  9. bastard gumwoods
  10. bastard halibut
  11. bastard halibuts

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