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oryx
[ awr-iks, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr ɪks, ˈoʊr- /
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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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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)
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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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