Oryx

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oryx \O"ryx\ ([=o]"r[i^]ks), prop. n. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ryx a
     kind of gazelle or antelope.] (Zool.)
     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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oryx
       n : large African antelope with long straight nearly upright
           horns [syn: {pasang}]