scimitar-horned oryx

noun

A critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.

Meanings

nounscimitar-horned oryx (plural scimitar-horned oryxes or scimitar-horned oryx)

plural scimitar-horned oryxes · alternative scimitar oryx

  1. A critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.

Translations

Dutch sabelantilope
  • sabelantilopeOryx dammah
Estonian mõõksarv-orüks
  • mõõksarv-orüksOryx dammah
Finnish sapelibeisa
  • sapelibeisaOryx dammah
French oryx algazelle
  • oryx algazelleOryx dammah
German Säbelantilope
  • SäbelantilopeOryx dammah
Italian orice dalle corna a sciabola
  • orice dalle corna a sciabolaOryx dammah
Polish oryks szablorogi
  • oryks szablorogiOryx dammah
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APA

scimitar-horned oryx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scimitar-horned%20oryx

MLA

“scimitar-horned oryx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scimitar-horned%20oryx. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scimitar-horned oryx,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scimitar-horned%20oryx.

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