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oryx

[ awr-iks, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr ɪks, ˈoʊr- /

noun, plural o·ryx·es, (especially collectively) o·ryx.

a large antelope of the genus Oryx, with pale fur and long horns: three species are native to arid regions of Africa, and the fourth inhabits Arabia.

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See also Arabian oryx, East African oryx, gemsbok, scimitar oryx.

Origin of oryx

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English orix, from Latin oryx “wild goat, gazelle,” from Greek óryx “iron tool for digging, pickax, gazelle, antelope” (from its sharp horns)

Words nearby oryx

Orwellian, or what, or whatever, -ory, Oryol, oryx, orzo, os, O.S.A., Osage, Osage orange
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British Dictionary definitions for oryx

oryx
/ (ˈɒrɪks) /

noun plural -yxes or -yx

any large African antelope of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns

Word Origin for oryx

C14: via Latin from Greek orux stonemason's axe, used also of the pointed horns of an antelope
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