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oryx

/ˈɔɹ.ɪks/
/ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/

Where it comes from

From Latin ory̆x, from Ancient Greek ὄρῠξ (órŭx, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).

noun oryxes · oryx · oryges

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
Similar: sabre antelope

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noun antelope

Español	órice
中文	劍羚 /剑羚 jiànlíng
Kiswahili	choroa
Português	órix
Deutsch	Säbelantilope
Italiano	orice
Ελληνικά	όρυξ óryx
Română	oryx
Русский	сернобы́к sernobýk, о́рикс óriks
العربية	مَهَاة mahāh
עברית	רְאֵם reém

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@misc{oryx_2026,
  title = {oryx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oryx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}