"oryx" meaning in English

See oryx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔɹ.ɪks/, /ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oryx.wav [Southern-England] Forms: oryxes [plural], oryx [plural], oryges [plural, rare]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|ὄρυξ||a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)}} Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|oryx|oryges|pl3qual=rare}} oryx (plural oryxes or oryx or (rare) oryges)
  1. Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns Categories (lifeform): Antelopes Synonyms: sabre antelope Derived forms: Arabian oryx, scimitar-horned oryx Related terms: orygine Translations (antelope): ὄρυξ (órux) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), òrix [masculine] (Catalan), 劍羚 (Chinese Mandarin), 剑羚 (jiànlíng) (Chinese Mandarin), oryx [masculine] (Dutch), U2:ir«F81»Z1 (mꜣ) (Egyptian), orikso (Esperanto), keihäsantilooppi (Finnish), Säbelantilope [feminine] (German), רְאֵם (reém) [masculine] (Hebrew), orix (Hungarian), oracs [masculine] (Irish), orice [masculine] (Italian), gǃòʼé (Juǀ'hoan), oryx [masculine] (Latin), oriksas [masculine] (Lithuanian), oriks (Malay), hlbwc (xar-buz) (Middle Persian), xrbwz [Manichaean] (Middle Persian), jádí bideeneezígíí (Navajo), تیزشاخ (tizshãkh) (Persian), oryks [masculine] (Polish), órix [masculine] (Portuguese), oryx [masculine] (Romanian), сернобы́к (sernobýk) [masculine] (Russian), órice (Spanish), choroa (Swahili), ndalai (Warji)

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