Oryx \O"ryx\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of gazelle or antelope.]

(Zo["o]l.) A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (O. beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix) of Arabia.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)