oryx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

/ˈɔɹ.ɪks/ /ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oryx.wav

oryx oryxes oryges

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).

sabre antelope

orygine

Arabian oryx scimitar-horned oryx

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