Meaning of ORYX
| Pronunciation: | | 'owriks
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[n] large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns |
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ORYX is a 4 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | pasang |
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| | See Also: | | antelope, gemsbok, gemsbuck, genus Oryx, Oryx gazella | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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