oryx Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
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WordNet
O"ryx noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. a kind of gazelle or antelope.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope ( O. beisa ), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix ) of Arabia.