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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
2. 2
   large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns wordnet

Synonyms

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pasangsabre antelopesabre antelope

Example

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"Yanni spotted a herd of oryx antelopes in the distance."

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).

Related phrases

Arabian oryxscimitar-horned oryx

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