n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r-iks, ' är-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural oryx or oryx · es
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a gazelle, from Greek, pickax, antelope, kind of whale, from oryssein to dig; akin to Latin runcare to grub up, weed, Sanskrit luñcati he plucks
Date: 1535
: any of a small genus (Oryx) of large heavily built African and Arabian antelopes that have a light-colored coat with dark conspicuous markings especially on the face ― compare GEMSBOK
oryx