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oryx definition

oryx (ōr′iks, ôr′-)

noun pl. oryxes o′ryx·es or oryx o′ryx

any of a genus (Oryx) of large African and Asian antelopes with long, straight horns, including the gemsbok

Etymology: ModL < L, wild goat, gazelle < Gr, lit., pickax (< oryssein, to dig: for IE base see rupture): from its pointed horns

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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