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Meaning of "oryx" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORYX

Via Latin from Greek orux stonemason's axe, used also of the pointed horns of an antelope.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORYX

oryx  [ˈɒrɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORYX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oryx is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORYX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oryx

Oryx

Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species. Three of them are native to arid parts of Africa, and the fourth to the Arabian Peninsula. Their fur is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings on the head, has an ochre neck, and horns that are clearly decurved. The Arabian oryx was only saved from extinction through a captive breeding program and reintroduction to the wild. The scimitar oryx, which is now listed as Extinct in the Wild, also relies on a captive breeding program for its survival. Small populations of several oryx species, such as the Scimitar Oryx, exist in Texas and New Mexico in wild game ranches. Gemsboks were released at the White Sands Missile Range and have become an invasive species of concern at the adjacent White Sands National Monument.

Definition of oryx in the English dictionary

The definition of oryx in the dictionary is any large African antelope of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORYX


archaeopteryx
ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪks
Asterix
ˈæstərɪks
atmospherics
ˌætməsˈfɛrɪks
Balearics
ˌbælɪˈærɪks
Beatrix
ˈbiːətrɪks
Bellatrix
ˈbɛlətrɪks
biometrics
baɪəˈmɛtrɪks
BRICs
brɪks
dominatrix
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪks
econometrics
ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks
electrics
ɪˈlɛktrɪks
geriatrics
ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks
Hendrix
ˈhɛndrɪks
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mediatrix
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪtrɪks
metrics
ˈmɛtrɪks
obstetrics
ɒbˈstɛtrɪks
paediatrics
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks
pediatrics
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORYX

orthotropous
orthotropy
orthovanadic
orthovanadic acid
orthros
Ortler
Ortles
ortolan
ortolan bunting
Orton
orts
Orumiyeh
Oruro
orval
Orvieto
Orwell
Orwellian
oryctology
Oryol
orzo

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORYX

apteryx
bombyx
bostryx
calyx
Ceyx
chalcedonyx
coccyx
epicalyx
nectocalyx
Nyx
onyx
pompholyx
pyx
sardonyx
Styx

Synonyms and antonyms of oryx in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oryx» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORYX

Find out the translation of oryx to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oryx from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oryx» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羚羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oryx
570 millions of speakers

English

oryx
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओरिक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Орикс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

órix
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকার একজাতীয় কৃষ্ণসার মৃগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oryx
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oryx
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oryx
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오릭스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oryx
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại dê rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

, oryx
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑरिक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afrika antilopu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oryx
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орікс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oryx
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oryx
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oryx
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oryx
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oryx
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oryx

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORYX»

The term «oryx» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORYX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oryx

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORYX»

Discover the use of oryx in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oryx and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oryx and Crake
This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers. For readers of Oryx and Crake, nothing will ever look the same again. The narrator of Atwood's riveting novel calls himself Snowman.
Margaret Atwood, 2010
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Animal Re-introductions: The Arabian Oryx in Oman
This book explores the reintroduction of the oryx back into the wild from zoo populations.
Mark R. Stanley Price, 1989
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Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Oryx and Crake' ...
Secondly I will answer the question about the inspiration for these novels and I will deal with the epilogues Atwood added to her books.
Martina Schönherr, 2009
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Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood's classic novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is about the future. Now, in Oryx and Crake, the future has changed. It's much worse and bleaker. And we're well on the road to it now.
Margaret Atwood, 2009
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Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Margaret Atwood, 2004
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The Oryx Resource Guide to El Niño and La Niña
Explains to general readers the fundamentals of the now infamous Tropical Pacific siblings that two decades ago were an obscure phenomenon affecting weather in a few islands far away.
Joseph S. D'Aleo, Pamela G. Grube, 2002
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Margaret Atwood: The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx ...
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J. Brooks Bouson, 2010
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Arabian Oryx
Wwat is an Arabian oryx? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Wwere a|o Arabian oryxes |ive? . . . . . . . . . . 6 W"1ata|o Arabian oryxes |oo|< |i|<e? . . . . . . . 8 W"1ata|o Arabian oryxes do at night?. . . . . 1O W"1ata|o Arabian oryxes eat? . . . . . . . . . 12 Do Arabian ...
Anita Ganeri, 2012
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The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
Margaret. Atwood's. dystopian. visions: The. Handmaid's. Tale. and. Oryx. and. Crake. All fictions begin with the question What if. The what if varies from book to book . . . but there is always a what if, to which the novel is the answer.1 Atwood's  ...
Coral Ann Howells, 2006
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The Oryx Guide to Natural History: The Earth and All Its ...
Covers thirty natural history topics, arranged alphabetically from "amphibians" to "volcanoes," with each entry containing an introduction, timeline, examination of early and modern developments, and glossary of terms.
Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORYX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oryx is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marwell welcomes public to newest and biggest animal attraction to …
The multi-million pound complex includes three individual homes for the five zebras, two rhinos and 11 oryx, and starts inside a brand new ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
We Want to Buy this Awesome Destiny Figure
If sales for this figure go over well enough, perhaps we'll see a recreation of the Hunter class, or maybe even a replica of the Hive entity Oryx. «Game Rant, Jul 15»
3
Building visitor numbers and animal habitats at Dublin Zoo
We have different animals sharing the same space, such as the Rothschild's giraffe, the common zebra, ostrich and oryx.” The zoo also has an ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Just like Africa at big zoo attraction
Opening of a new conservation feature 'Wild Explorers' at Marwell, for White rhinos, Grevy's Zebra and Scimitar horned oryx. Photograph: Chris ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
5
Simfukwe to miss Mansa Open
And Oryx national sales manager, Philemon Mwale, whose company sponsored the Roan Open confirmed that his company would sponsor the ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
6
Destiny Reveals New Weapons Coming in The Taken King
The Taken King for the shooter will introduce a new major six man raid focused on Oryx and will also add a big new dreadnought area to ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
7
SAAF Oryx damaged in DRC taxiing incident
SAAF Oryx has nose wheel accident in DRC No-one was injured when a South African Air Force (SAAF) Oryx helicopter suffered damaged to ... «defenceWeb, Jul 15»
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Why Changing My Name Was and Wasn't the Worst Thing I Ever Did
Enunciating the names of those right in front of us sounds desperate—e.g. "That's an oryx, Nathan" or "Mitsuko, tell me more." Had I a different ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
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Emirati artists Mohamed Al Mazrouei and Layla Juma to show at …
Held by the Lucerne-based Oryx Foundation to mark its fifth anniversary, There Are Too Many Walls But Not Enough Bridges opens on Sunday, ... «The National, Jul 15»
10
Desmond Tutu home from the hospital
In this photo supplied by Oryx Media retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, left, with his wife Leah, centre, and daughter Mpho Tutu at the ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Oryx [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/oryx>. May 2024 ».
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