oryx
oryx · oryxes · oryx
орикс, сернобык
Säbelantilope
Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long,…Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
/ˈɔɹ.ɪks/
» Ziri couldn't see the oryx anywhere.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAny of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
Säbelantilope
сернобы́кsernobýk, о́риксóriks
large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
Examples
7 sentencesZiri couldn't see the oryx anywhere.
Ziri struggled to roll the dying oryx over.
Ziri has never seen an oryx this big.
Yanni spotted a herd of oryx antelopes in the distance.
Ziri investigated the oryx's body.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin ory̆x, from Ancient Greek ὄρῠξ (órŭx, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).From Latin ory̆x, from Ancient Greek ὄρῠξ (órŭx, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).
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Forms
plural: oryxes / oryxSynonyms
2 synonymssabre antelope
Close in meaning
- large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns:pasang
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedorygine
Derivedscimitar-horned oryx
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular