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Meaning of ORYX

Pronunciation:  'owriks

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 Definition: [n]  large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
 
 Synonyms: pasang
 
 See Also: antelope, gemsbok, gemsbuck, genus Oryx, Oryx gazella

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O"ryx\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of gazelle or
antelope.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the
leucoryx, the bisa antelope ({O. beisa}), and the beatrix
antelope ({O. beatrix}) of Arabia.

 

 

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