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Oryx

Oryx Meaning & Definition
Oryx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oryx?

[n] large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oryx: pasang

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See Also | antelope | gemsbok | gemsbuck | genus Oryx | Oryx gazella

Oryx In Webster's Dictionary

\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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