scimitar-hornedadj.
/ˈsɪmᵻtəˌhɔːnd/, U.S. /ˈsɪmədərˌhɔrnd/, /ˈsɪməˌtɑrˌhɔrnd/ Of an animal: having curved horns resembling scimitars. scimitar-horned oryx n. an oryx with long, slightly curved horns, Oryx dammah, which was formerly widespread in North Africa but is now extinct in the wild; cf. scimitar oryx n. at scimitar n. Compounds 2.
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1849 Trans. Bombay Geogr. Soc. 1847–9 8 192 Salt's white antelope, the ‘sagarro’ of the Somali, the koodoo, the kevel or scimitar-horned antelope, and the onyx [sic], were the varieties of the deer species observed.
1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt v. 99 The noble presence of the scimitar-horned sable antelope.
1908 R. Lyddeker Game Animals Afr. 288 The white, or scimitar-horned, oryx (possibly the animal to which the name oryx properly belongs) is a pale-coloured species.
1963 Life 25 Oct. 86 a/2 Presumably the world could continue to revolve without the bontebok..the scimitar-horned oryx, or the red hartebeest.
2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. (Going Places) 11/2 One special interest at Marwell has been the plight of the scimitar-horned oryx, which features on the zoo's logo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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