oryx in English

noun
1
any of several species of antelopes native to arid regions of Africa and Asia, having dark markings on the face and long, pointed horns.
Afterwards, I sit on my terrace and watch what may be kudus, springboks or oryxes amble to the water hole.

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1. The oryx and I accepted each other's company.

2. The myth of the one-horned unicorn may have originated from sightings of injured scimitar oryx; Aristotle and Pliny the Elder held that the oryx was the unicorn's "prototype".

3. ORYX AND Crake by Margaret AtwoodShortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2003, ORYX AND Crake is Margaret Atwood's most apocalyptic story to date

4. Crake is outside the Compound with Oryx, who is injured

5. Angula is also on the board of Oryx Properties Ltd

6. The Arabian oryx was reintroduced once again into the wild

7. A herd of oryx, the only prey within 20 miles.

8. Oryx dammah, Addax nasomaculatus, Gazella dama, Gazalla cuvieri, Gazella leptoceros, Gazella dorcas.

9. Addax, closely related to the Oryx, is an antelope considered critically endangered in the wild

10. They include wild asses, ibex, addaxes, and various kinds of oryx with their beautifully shaped horns.

11. In 1936, a single herd of 10,000 oryx was seen in the steppe area of Chad.

12. Just 0.6 mi away from the Red Sea, Oryx Aqaba is located in Aqaba

13. Snowman spins fictional stories about individuals named Crake and Oryx, whom the Crakers understand as kinds of gods: whereas Crake watches over the Crakers, Oryx presides over the lives and well-being of plants and animals.

14. In Oryx and Crake, a man struggles to survive in a world where he may be the last human

15. In June 2011, the Arabian oryx was re-listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.

16. So the Oryx species will be kept as an separate Baramin until evidence is provided for the conterary.)

17. To the people of Oman, the Arabian oryx was a mythical symbol, and though the practice of excessive hunting had led to the extinction of the oryx, they were still revered in the culture and their return to the wild was a significant achievement.

18. Oryx and Crake reads like an alien play set in world of ecological and human devastation where the results of scientific experiments threaten survivors

19. Crake is a character that embodies all of the societal norms that exist in the post-apocalyptic world of Oryx and Crake

20. Editions for Oryx and Crake: 0385721676 (Paperback published in 2004), (Kindle Edition published in 2004), (Kindle Edition published in 2004), 0385503857

21. Crake is a character that embodies all of the societal norms that exist in the post-apocalyptic world of Oryx and Crake

22. As Oxley explored the ranch, he soon discovered the presence of ungulates, such as Aoudads, axis, blackbuck, red sheep, and scimitar-horned oryx, introduced by …

23. Speaking of the major species, they include Wildebeest, Roan, Waterbuck, Eland, Gerenuk, Steenbok, Nyala, Klipspringer, Kudu, Lechwe, Springbok, Sable Antelope, Tsessebe, Impala, and Oryx.

24. Archon's Forge is a new player activated public event arena.It falls somewhere in between Court of Oryx and Prison of Elders.The activity requires Guardians to …

25. States The Encyclopedia of Wild Life: “It is thought that the Oryx can exist indefinitely without water, absorbing whatever moisture it needs from desert plants.

26. HalleluYAH Set of Shofar Stand, Anti-Odor Spray, Shofar from Israel Blowing Guide Fits All Horn Kosher Yemenite Shofars- Kudu, Oryx, Eland Full-Polished, Half-Polished- Made in Israel

27. For those of you who have read THE HANDMAID'S TALE, ORYX AND Crake is a lot more grim and depressing, in terms of the plight of the human race

28. Crake is a prodigiously talented scientist with a mysterious demeanor who always wears dark, unmarked clothes and shows no interest in love or friendship except with respect to Jimmy and Oryx.

29. Oryx and Crake also imagines a world in which the growing power of corporations in the late 20th and early 21st century also continues on its present path until corporate power literally reigns supreme, unchecked and unchallenged by any other kind of power

30. During the wet season, these are supplemented with herbs such as dayflowers and Indigofera, while in the dry season, the oryx instead eat the tubers and stems of Pyrenacantha malvifolia and other succulent plants that help to provide the animals with water.

31. Michelle Nougoum, in a post published on on afrik.com [fr] points out another case of land leasing in Africa for the purpose of agrofuels in Sierra Leone : “[The Swiss firm] Addax et Oryx intends to exploit 57 000 hectares of lands that is home to 13 000 people for a 50 years period in Makeni, in the North of Sierra Leone.

32. Bovidae: Addax spp., Aepyceros spp., Alcelaphus spp., Ammodorcas spp., Ammotragus spp., Antidorcas spp., Antilope spp., Boselaphus spp., Budorcas spp., Capra spp. (excluding Capra hircus), Cephalophus spp., Connochaetes spp., Damaliscus spp. (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus spp., Gazella spp., Hemitragus spp., Hippotragus spp., Kobus spp., Litocranius spp., Madoqua spp., Naemorhedus spp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus spp., Oreamnos spp., Oreotragus spp., Oryx spp., Ourebia spp., Ovibos spp., Ovis spp. (excluding Ovis aries), Pantholops spp., Pelea spp., Procapra spp., Pseudois spp., Pseudoryx spp., Raphicerus spp., Redunca spp., Rupicapra spp., Saiga spp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus spp., Sylvicapra spp., Syncerus spp., Taurotragus spp., Tetracerus spp., Tragelaphus spp. (including Boocerus).

33. ;Bovidae: Addax spp., Aepyceros spp., Alcelaphus spp., Ammodorcas spp., Ammotragus spp., Antidorcas spp., Antilope spp., Boselaphus spp., Budorcas spp., Capra spp. (excluding Capra hircus), Cephalophus spp., Connochaetes spp., Damaliscus spp. (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus spp., Gazella spp., Hemitragus spp., Hippotragus spp., Kobus spp., Litocranius spp., Madoqua spp., Naemorhedus spp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus spp., Oreamnos spp., Oreotragus spp., Oryx spp., Ourebia spp., Ovibos spp., Ovis spp. (excluding Ovis aries), Pantholops spp., Pelea spp., Procapra spp., Pseudois spp., Pseudoryx spp., Raphicerus spp., Redunca spp., Rupicapra spp., Saiga spp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus spp., Sylvicapra spp., Syncerus spp., Taurotragus spp., Tetracerus spp., Tragelaphus spp. (including Boocerus).

34. Addax ssp., Aepyceros ssp., Alcelaphus ssp., Ammodorcas ssp., Ammotragus ssp., Antidorcas ssp., Antilope ssp., Bison ssp., Bos ssp. (including Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus), Boselaphus ssp., Bubalus ssp. (including anoa), Budorcas ssp., Capra ssp., Cephalophus ssp., Connochaetes ssp., Damaliscus ssp. (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus ssp., Gazella ssp., Hemitragus ssp., Hippotragus ssp., Kobus ssp., Litocranius ssp., Madoqua ssp., Naemorhedus ssp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus ssp., Oreamnos ssp., Oreotragus ssp., Oryx ssp., Ourebia ssp., Ovibos ssp., Ovis ssp., Patholops ssp., Pelea ssp., Procapra ssp., Pseudois ssp., Pseudoryx ssp., Raphicerus ssp., Redunca ssp., Rupicapra ssp., Saiga ssp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus ssp., Sylvicapra ssp., Syncerus ssp., Taurotragus ssp., Tetracerus ssp., Tragelaphus ssp. (including Boocerus).

35. ;Bovidae: Addax spp., Aepyceros spp., Alcelaphus spp., Ammodorcas spp., Ammotragus spp., Antidorcas spp., Antilope spp., Boselaphus spp., Budorcas spp., Capra spp. (excluding Capra hircus), Cephalophus spp., Connochaetes spp., Damaliscus spp. (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus spp., Gazella spp., Hemitragus spp., Hippotragus spp., Kobus spp., Litocranius spp., Madogua spp., Naemorhedus spp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus spp., Oreamuos spp., Oreotragus spp., Oryx spp., Ourebia spp., Ovibos spp., Ovis spp. (excluding Ovis aries), Patholops spp., Pelea spp., Procapra spp., Pseudois spp., Pseudoryx spp., Raphicerus spp., Redunca spp., Rupicapra spp., Saiga spp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus spp., Sylvicapra spp., Syncerus spp., Taurotragus spp., Tetracerus spp., Tragelaphus spp. (including Boocerus).

36. Bovidae: Addax spp., Aepyceros spp., Alcelaphus spp., Ammodorcas spp., Ammotragus spp., Antidorcas spp., Antilope spp., Boselaphus spp., Budorcas spp., Capra spp. (excluding Capra hircus), Cephalophus spp., Connochaetes spp., Damaliscus spp. (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus spp., Gazella spp., Hemitragus spp., Hippotragus spp., Kobus spp., Litocranius spp., Madoqua spp., Naemorhedus spp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus spp., Oreamnos spp., Oreotragus spp., Oryx spp., Ourebia spp., Ovibos spp., Ovis spp. (excluding Ovis aries), Pantholops spp., Pelea spp., Procapra spp., Pseudois spp., Pseudoryx spp., Raphicerus spp., Redunca spp., Rupicapra spp., Saiga spp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus spp., Sylvicapra spp., Syncerus spp., Taurotragus spp., Tetracerus spp., Tragelaphus spp. (including Boocerus

37. Addax ssp., Aepyceros ssp., Alcelaphus ssp., Ammodorcas ssp., Ammotragus ssp., Antidorcas ssp., Antilope ssp., Bison ssp., Bos ssp.(including Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus), Boselaphus ssp., Bubalus ssp. (including Anoa), Budorcas ssp., Capra ssp., Cephalophus ssp., Connochaetes ssp., Damaliscus ssp.(including Beatragus), Dorcatragus ssp., Gazella ssp., Hemitragus ssp., Hippotragus ssp., Kobus ssp., Litocranius ssp., Madogua ssp., Naemorhedus ssp. (including Nemorhaedus and Capricornis), Neotragus ssp., Oreamuos ssp., Oreotragus ssp., Oryx ssp., Ourebia ssp., Ovibos ssp., Ovis ssp., Patholops ssp., Pelea ssp., Procapra ssp., Pseudois ssp., Pseudoryx ssp., Raphicerus ssp., Redunca ssp., Rupicapra ssp., Saiga ssp., Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus ssp., Sylvicapra ssp., Syncerus ssp., Taurotragus ssp., Tetracerus ssp., Tragelaphus ssp.(including Boocerus).