oryx
Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
A kind of
- antelope
Related words
- Arabian oryx
- scimitar-horned oryx
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὄρῠξ" (a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)).
Where this comes from
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