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oryctolagus |
oryctolagus cuniculus |
oryctological |
oryctologist |
oryctology |
oryx
| oryx gazella
| oryza
| oryza sativa
| oryzomys
| oryzomys palustris
oryx
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oryx has 1 sense
- oryx(n = noun.animal) pasang - large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns; Array is a kind of antelope
is a member of genus oryx
has particulars: gemsbok, gemsbuck, oryx gazella
CIDE DICTIONARY
oryx, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle or antelope.].
A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (Oryx beisa ), and the beatrix antelope (Oryx beatrix ) of Arabia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oryx, n. any large straight-horned antelope of the genus Oryx, native to Africa and Arabia.
Etymology
ME f. L f. Gk orux stonemason's pickaxe, f. its pointed horns
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