oryx

Questions about oryx

What does oryx mean?

oryx means "large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns".

How many syllables are in oryx?

oryx has 2 syllables: o-ryx. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɪks/.

What is another word for oryx?

Close synonyms include pasang. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oryx a common word?

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.