genus oryx

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   African antelopes: oryxes

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofBovidae

Questions about genus oryx

What does genus oryx mean?

genus oryx means "African antelopes: oryxes".

Is genus oryx a common word?

genus oryx is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.