oryx
pronunciation
How to pronounce oryx in British English:
UK [ˈɒrɪks]
How to pronounce oryx in American English:
US [ ˈɔːrɪks]
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- Noun:
- large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
Word Origin
- oryx (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin oryx, from Greek oryx (genitive orygos) "North African antelope with pointed horns, the digging animal," literally "pick-axe." Used in Greek and Latin bibles to render Hebrew tho, which early English Bibles misidentified as everything from a small hibernating animal to a wild bull.
Example
- 1. And one antelope in particular , the arabian oryx , which was hunted to near extinction , now has a wild population of over 1000 .
- 2. Large south african oryx with a broad black band along its flanks .
- 3. Tracks in the sand belong to a pair of oryx desert antelope that along with namibia 's other wildlife benefit from the country 's generous allocation of protected areas .