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单词 oryx
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ryx  (ôriks, ōr-),USA pronunciation n., pl. o•ryx•es, ([esp. collectively]) o•ryx. 
  1. Mammalsa large African antelope, Oryx gazella, grayish with black markings and having long, nearly straight horns: an endangered species.
  2. Mammalsgemsbok.
  • Greek óryx pickax, oryx
  • Latin
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oryx /ˈɒrɪks/ n ( pl -yxes, -yx)
  1. any large African antelope of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek orux stonemason's axe, used also of the pointed horns of an antelope
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