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  • noun Plural form of oryx.

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Examples

  • Before the 20th century the region was home to several different species of gazelle, wild asses, hartebeests, oryxes, ibexes, dorcas and onagers.

    Mysterious Desert Lines Found To Be Animal Traps | Impact Lab 2010

  • That last name is particularly stupid given that all extant oryxes are African (or Afro-Arabian if you want to be more precise).

    Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • That last name is particularly stupid given that all extant oryxes are African (or Afro-Arabian if you want to be more precise).

    More on what I saw at the zoo Darren Naish 2006

  • The gazelles and oryxes roam freely, around the Omaha Conservation Reserve.

    CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2006 2006

  • Get There: The Rift Valley on Jordan's side of the Dead Sea is a contrast of sand, red rocks and canyons, with reserves protecting endangered Nubian ibexes, oryxes, and gazelles.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • He knows how to work with outdated packing material like the thinly curled wood shavings known as excelsior and how to carve commercial deer mounts into shapes for wild antelopes and oryxes.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • He knows how to work with outdated packing material like the thinly curled wood shavings known as excelsior and how to carve commercial deer mounts into shapes for wild antelopes and oryxes.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Israel had created a program to restore biblical species like oryxes, ostriches, and of course the iconic fallow deer.

    The Christian Post RSS Feed Chuck Colson 2010

  • Israel had created a program to restore biblical species like oryxes, ostriches, and of course the iconic fallow deer.

    Catholic Exchange Charles Colson 2010

  • He knows how to work with outdated packing material like the thinly curled wood shavings known as excelsior and how to carve commercial deer mounts into shapes for wild antelopes and oryxes.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

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