Oryx

See also: oryx

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux).

Proper noun

Oryx f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – the oryxes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Bovidae - family; Hippotraginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Oryx beisa, Oryx dammah, Oryx gazella, Oryx leucoryx (species)

Further reading

Oryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Oryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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