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Definition of oryx noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oryx

noun
 
/ˈɒrɪks/
 
/ˈɔːrɪks/
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  1. a large antelope with long straight horns
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek orux ‘stonemason's pickaxe’ (because of its pointed horns).
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