Definition of oryx in English:

oryx

noun ˈɒrɪksˈɔrɪks

A large antelope living in arid regions of Africa and Arabia, having dark markings on the face and long horns.
大羚羊
Genus Oryx, family Bovidae: three species, including the Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx). See also beisa, scimitar oryx
Example sentencesExamples
- The trail isn't supposed to be a wildlife safari, but we sight many kudu, oryx, baboons and mountain zebra, and a huge Kori Bustard taking to the air.
- Zoos from around the world will contribute either female oryxes or oryx sperm to create the widest-possible genetic mix.
- One of our oryx - an endangered breed of North African antelope - is lame and the vet recommends a deeper bed and medication.
- This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra.
- The land, previously part of the grounds of Aras an Uachtaráin, gives a more natural habitat to giraffes, rhinos, hippos, oryx and zebras.
- Visitors to Fota can also see a two-week-old zebra foal on the grassland this summer, as well as a week-old oryx antelope calf.
- On a wall, alongside the head of an oryx shot by her husband in the Kalahari desert, is a second world war bazooka - a present from a friend with a curious sense of humour.
- The Arabian house will be home to the scymitar oryx, a medium sized antelope with long curved horns believed to be extinct in the wild, and other desert dwellers.
- And then a wild array of plain animals: wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, oryx, reedbuck, giraffe, Thompson gazelle, and many more of the same genre.
- They watched out for lions, cheetahs and a particular favourite, the oryx, the African antelope with its wonderful horns.
- The once nearly extinct white oryx, an antelope, has been successfully reintroduced into the wild in Oman.
- In that same year, the last Syrian desert ostrich died, steeling a Rooseveltian determination to prevent other endangered species like the oryx and the Nubian ibex from meeting the same fate.
- Kamuniak first hit the news in January after adopting its first oryx calf, escorting and protecting it around the reserve for 15 days before a male lion attacked and killed the baby oryx while the lioness was sleeping.
- The Turkana helped identify the best cabin spots for viewing sunrises over the water and for spotting the occasional oryx or gazelle.
- Afterwards, I sit on my terrace and watch what may be kudus, springboks or oryxes amble to the water hole.
- His animals were the pig, the donkey, the hippopotamus, and the desert oryx.
- Its game species include elephants, springbok, kudu, oryx, ostrich, and numerous endemic species of birds.
- On a private game reserve, Intu Afrika, the acacia trees hide giraffes, oryx (a large, straight-horned antelope), eland and ostriches.
- The Sultan of Oman, for instance, has worked with the World Wildlife Fund to successfully reintroduce the native oryx (an antelope that had disappeared from the wild in the 1970s).
- Towards the west end of the zoo were a number of large paddocks, home to zebras, deer, horned oryx and Przewalski wild horses.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek orux 'stonemason's pickaxe' (because of its pointed horns).

Definition of oryx in US English:

oryx

nounˈɔrɪksˈôriks

Any of several species of antelopes native to arid regions of Africa and Asia, having dark markings on the face and long, pointed horns.
大羚羊
Genus Oryx, family Bovidae: several species, including the Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx). See also gemsbok, scimitar oryx
Example sentencesExamples
- Zoos from around the world will contribute either female oryxes or oryx sperm to create the widest-possible genetic mix.
- Its game species include elephants, springbok, kudu, oryx, ostrich, and numerous endemic species of birds.
- On a private game reserve, Intu Afrika, the acacia trees hide giraffes, oryx (a large, straight-horned antelope), eland and ostriches.
- The Turkana helped identify the best cabin spots for viewing sunrises over the water and for spotting the occasional oryx or gazelle.
- Visitors to Fota can also see a two-week-old zebra foal on the grassland this summer, as well as a week-old oryx antelope calf.
- On a wall, alongside the head of an oryx shot by her husband in the Kalahari desert, is a second world war bazooka - a present from a friend with a curious sense of humour.
- In that same year, the last Syrian desert ostrich died, steeling a Rooseveltian determination to prevent other endangered species like the oryx and the Nubian ibex from meeting the same fate.
- Towards the west end of the zoo were a number of large paddocks, home to zebras, deer, horned oryx and Przewalski wild horses.
- Afterwards, I sit on my terrace and watch what may be kudus, springboks or oryxes amble to the water hole.
- Kamuniak first hit the news in January after adopting its first oryx calf, escorting and protecting it around the reserve for 15 days before a male lion attacked and killed the baby oryx while the lioness was sleeping.
- The trail isn't supposed to be a wildlife safari, but we sight many kudu, oryx, baboons and mountain zebra, and a huge Kori Bustard taking to the air.
- The Sultan of Oman, for instance, has worked with the World Wildlife Fund to successfully reintroduce the native oryx (an antelope that had disappeared from the wild in the 1970s).
- His animals were the pig, the donkey, the hippopotamus, and the desert oryx.
- This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra.
- The land, previously part of the grounds of Aras an Uachtaráin, gives a more natural habitat to giraffes, rhinos, hippos, oryx and zebras.
- And then a wild array of plain animals: wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, oryx, reedbuck, giraffe, Thompson gazelle, and many more of the same genre.
- One of our oryx - an endangered breed of North African antelope - is lame and the vet recommends a deeper bed and medication.
- They watched out for lions, cheetahs and a particular favourite, the oryx, the African antelope with its wonderful horns.
- The Arabian house will be home to the scymitar oryx, a medium sized antelope with long curved horns believed to be extinct in the wild, and other desert dwellers.
- The once nearly extinct white oryx, an antelope, has been successfully reintroduced into the wild in Oman.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek orux ‘stonemason's pickax’ (because of its pointed horns).

词汇	oryx
释义	Definition of oryx in English: oryx noun ˈɒrɪksˈɔrɪks A large antelope living in arid regions of Africa and Arabia, having dark markings on the face and long horns. 大羚羊 Genus Oryx, family Bovidae: three species, including the Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx). See also beisa, scimitar oryx Example sentencesExamples The trail isn't supposed to be a wildlife safari, but we sight many kudu, oryx, baboons and mountain zebra, and a huge Kori Bustard taking to the air. Zoos from around the world will contribute either female oryxes or oryx sperm to create the widest-possible genetic mix. One of our oryx - an endangered breed of North African antelope - is lame and the vet recommends a deeper bed and medication. This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra. The land, previously part of the grounds of Aras an Uachtaráin, gives a more natural habitat to giraffes, rhinos, hippos, oryx and zebras. Visitors to Fota can also see a two-week-old zebra foal on the grassland this summer, as well as a week-old oryx antelope calf. On a wall, alongside the head of an oryx shot by her husband in the Kalahari desert, is a second world war bazooka - a present from a friend with a curious sense of humour. The Arabian house will be home to the scymitar oryx, a medium sized antelope with long curved horns believed to be extinct in the wild, and other desert dwellers. And then a wild array of plain animals: wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, oryx, reedbuck, giraffe, Thompson gazelle, and many more of the same genre. They watched out for lions, cheetahs and a particular favourite, the oryx, the African antelope with its wonderful horns. The once nearly extinct white oryx, an antelope, has been successfully reintroduced into the wild in Oman. In that same year, the last Syrian desert ostrich died, steeling a Rooseveltian determination to prevent other endangered species like the oryx and the Nubian ibex from meeting the same fate. Kamuniak first hit the news in January after adopting its first oryx calf, escorting and protecting it around the reserve for 15 days before a male lion attacked and killed the baby oryx while the lioness was sleeping. The Turkana helped identify the best cabin spots for viewing sunrises over the water and for spotting the occasional oryx or gazelle. Afterwards, I sit on my terrace and watch what may be kudus, springboks or oryxes amble to the water hole. His animals were the pig, the donkey, the hippopotamus, and the desert oryx. Its game species include elephants, springbok, kudu, oryx, ostrich, and numerous endemic species of birds. On a private game reserve, Intu Afrika, the acacia trees hide giraffes, oryx (a large, straight-horned antelope), eland and ostriches. The Sultan of Oman, for instance, has worked with the World Wildlife Fund to successfully reintroduce the native oryx (an antelope that had disappeared from the wild in the 1970s). Towards the west end of the zoo were a number of large paddocks, home to zebras, deer, horned oryx and Przewalski wild horses. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek orux 'stonemason's pickaxe' (because of its pointed horns). Definition of oryx in US English: oryx nounˈɔrɪksˈôriks Any of several species of antelopes native to arid regions of Africa and Asia, having dark markings on the face and long, pointed horns. 大羚羊 Genus Oryx, family Bovidae: several species, including the Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx). See also gemsbok, scimitar oryx Example sentencesExamples Zoos from around the world will contribute either female oryxes or oryx sperm to create the widest-possible genetic mix. Its game species include elephants, springbok, kudu, oryx, ostrich, and numerous endemic species of birds. On a private game reserve, Intu Afrika, the acacia trees hide giraffes, oryx (a large, straight-horned antelope), eland and ostriches. The Turkana helped identify the best cabin spots for viewing sunrises over the water and for spotting the occasional oryx or gazelle. Visitors to Fota can also see a two-week-old zebra foal on the grassland this summer, as well as a week-old oryx antelope calf. On a wall, alongside the head of an oryx shot by her husband in the Kalahari desert, is a second world war bazooka - a present from a friend with a curious sense of humour. In that same year, the last Syrian desert ostrich died, steeling a Rooseveltian determination to prevent other endangered species like the oryx and the Nubian ibex from meeting the same fate. Towards the west end of the zoo were a number of large paddocks, home to zebras, deer, horned oryx and Przewalski wild horses. Afterwards, I sit on my terrace and watch what may be kudus, springboks or oryxes amble to the water hole. Kamuniak first hit the news in January after adopting its first oryx calf, escorting and protecting it around the reserve for 15 days before a male lion attacked and killed the baby oryx while the lioness was sleeping. The trail isn't supposed to be a wildlife safari, but we sight many kudu, oryx, baboons and mountain zebra, and a huge Kori Bustard taking to the air. The Sultan of Oman, for instance, has worked with the World Wildlife Fund to successfully reintroduce the native oryx (an antelope that had disappeared from the wild in the 1970s). His animals were the pig, the donkey, the hippopotamus, and the desert oryx. This small but spectacular reserve gives visitors a dramatic taste of northern Kenya and its unique dry-country animals: oryx, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and rare Grevy's zebra. The land, previously part of the grounds of Aras an Uachtaráin, gives a more natural habitat to giraffes, rhinos, hippos, oryx and zebras. And then a wild array of plain animals: wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, oryx, reedbuck, giraffe, Thompson gazelle, and many more of the same genre. One of our oryx - an endangered breed of North African antelope - is lame and the vet recommends a deeper bed and medication. They watched out for lions, cheetahs and a particular favourite, the oryx, the African antelope with its wonderful horns. The Arabian house will be home to the scymitar oryx, a medium sized antelope with long curved horns believed to be extinct in the wild, and other desert dwellers. The once nearly extinct white oryx, an antelope, has been successfully reintroduced into the wild in Oman. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek orux ‘stonemason's pickax’ (because of its pointed horns).
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