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Definition of oryx in English: oryxnoun ˈɒrɪksˈɔrɪks A large antelope living in arid regions of Africa and Arabia, having dark markings on the face and long horns. 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: oryxnounˈɔrɪksˈôriks Any of several species of antelopes native to arid regions of Africa and Asia, having dark markings on the face and long, pointed horns. 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). |