oryx

oryx
oryx late 14c., from L. oryx, from Gk. oryx (gen. orygos) "North African antelope with pointed horns, the digging animal," lit. "pick-axe." Used in Greek and Latin bibles to render Hebrew tho, which early English Bibles misidentified as everything from a small hibernating animal to a wild bull.

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  • Oryx — O ryx ([=o] r[i^]ks), prop. n. [NL., from Gr. o ryx a kind of gazelle or antelope.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope ({Oryx beisa}), and the beatrix antelope ({Oryx beatrix}) of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oryx — [ōr′iks, ôr′iks] n. pl. oryxes or oryx [ModL < L, wild goat, gazelle < Gr, lit., pickax (< oryssein, to dig: for IE base see RUPTURE): from its pointed horns] any of a genus (Oryx) of large African and Asian antelopes with long, straight …   English World dictionary

  • oryx — s. m. antilopă cu părul roşcat şi cu coarne lungi şi subţiri, curbate spre spate, în regiunile de deşert ale Africii şi Arabiei. (< fr. oryx, gr. oryks) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

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