| 释义 |
beisa|ˈbaɪsə|
[Native name.]
An African antelope, Oryx gazella beisa.
1850Proc. Zool. Soc. XVIII. 134 Oryx Beisa. The Bëisa. Horns straight; throat without any bunch of hairs; black face-streaks separate... Inhabits Abyssinia. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 454/2 Widely different..is the African group of Hippotraginæ... Among these are..the straight-horned gemsbok and beisa (Oryx). 1921Edin. Rev. July 105 Others..are driving ostriches, gemsbok, and beisa antelopes. 1969Times 30 Jan. p. iii/2 The proposed park will contain no unique mammals, but harbours large herds of Beisa oryx. |