oryx

IPA: ˈɔrɪks

noun

  • Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
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Examples of "oryx" in Sentences

  • I think that’s called an oryx or something like that.
  • Would use 160 grain partitions for moose or the 150 grain oryx.
  • How many Americans can claim herds of scimitar-horned oryx as their very own?
  • Also keeping company with the oryx is the tahr - or mountain goat, distinguished by its distinctive horn and beard - found at
  • The oryx is a magnificent creature, standing as tall as a horse, with the same full, flowing, dark tail that sweeps the ground.
  • He collected numerous heads from his hunting days, including one of each: blackbuck, scimitar horned oryx, elk, fallow, pronghorn, boar, etc.
  • After Maynard Smith referenced a paper that Price had sent to the journal Nature in August 1968 inspired by correspondence earlier that year between Price and Hamilton, they joined forces to introduce game theory analysis to the study of animal behavior, specifically to explain why battles between members of the same species, such as Arabian oryx, are ritualized encounters rather than serious fights.

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