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Gemsbok are the largest species in the genus Oryx. They stand about 1.2 m (4 ft) at the shoulder. [7] [8] The body length can vary from 190 to 240 cm (75 to 94 in) and the tail measures 45 to 90 cm (18 to 35 in). [9] Male gemsbok can weigh between 180 and 240 kg (400 and 530 lb), while females weigh 100–210 kg (220–460 lb).
The leaves are typically deeply palmately 5-lobed and alternately arranged, while the stem may reach 6 meters in length. [4] The stems feature tendrils which have been modified into weak spines. [5]
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
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USS Gemsbok was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a gunboat , but, later in the war, she was also used as a collier and as a storeship . Gemsbok was purchased on 7 September 1861 at Boston , Massachusetts, and commissioned on 30 August 1861 at the Boston Navy Yard , Acting Volunteer ...
Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...