Oryx Definition

ôrĭks, ŏr-
oryxes
noun
Any of a genus (Oryx) of large African and Asian antelopes with long, straight horns, including the gemsbok.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • pasang
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Hippotraginae — the oryxes.

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Other Word Forms of Oryx

Noun

Singular:
oryx
Plural:
oryxes

Origin of Oryx

  • Latin from Greek orux pickax, gazelle (from its sharp horns) perhaps from orussein to dig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (orux).

    From Wiktionary

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