单词 | arabian oryx |
释义 | > as lemmasArabian oryx Arabian oryx n. a small, chiefly white oryx, Oryx leucoryx, originally found in desert areas of the Arabian and Sinai peninsulas but now existing chiefly in captivity; also called white oryx. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Hippotraginae > genus Oryx (oryx) oryx1827 Arabian oryx1901 1901 R. Lydekker Great & Small Game Europe, W. & N. Asia & Amer. ii. 204 The Beatrix, or Arabian oryx.., is the smallest representative of the oryx group, and the only one unknown in Africa. 1935 D. Carruthers Arabian Adventure vii. 158 I do not gather what the ‘correct locality’ of the Arabian Oryx was believed to be. 2000 Sciences May 14/2 The Arabian oryx..was reintroduced into the Middle East beginning in 1982 (though poaching has since depleted its numbers again). < as lemmas |
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