beisan.
/ˈbʌɪsə/ An African antelope, Oryx gazella beisa.
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1850 Proc. Zool. Soc. 18 134 Oryx Beisa. The Bëisa. Horns straight; throat without any bunch of hairs; black face-streaks separate... Inhabits Abyssinia.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 454/2 Widely different..is the African group of Hippotraginæ... Among these are..the straight-horned gemsbok and beisa (Oryx).
1921 Edinb. Rev. July 105 Others..are driving ostriches, gemsbok, and beisa antelopes.
1969 Times 30 Jan. p. iii/2 The proposed park will contain no unique mammals, but harbours large herds of Beisa oryx.
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