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Oryx (ōˈrĭks), prop. n. [NL., from Gr. ὄρυξ a kind of gazelle or antelope.] (Zool.) A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (Oryx beisa), and the beatrix antelope (Oryx beatrix) of Arabia.
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