oryx

[ awr-iks, ohr- ]

/ ˈɔr ɪks, ˈoʊr- /

a large African antelope, Oryx gazella, grayish with black markings and having long, nearly straight horns: an endangered species.

gemsbok.

Origin of oryx

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek óryx pickax, oryx

If it is a young man, they should start with Oryx and Crake.

How I Write: Margaret Atwood |Noah Charney |October 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Strepsiceros capensis (Agazin), and Oryx capensis (Sala), are hunted on the borders of the desert.

The Highlands of Ethiopia |William Cornwallis Harris
Of course the oryx were also brought up to the camp to be skinned and cut up.

The Young Yagers |Mayne Reid
Only before us we could see the stripes of trotting zebra disappearing; and catch the glint of light on the bayonets of the oryx.

The Land of Footprints |Stewart Edward White

Harris has given much better arguments in favour of the unicorn being merely a species of oryx.

Mythical Monsters |Charles Gould
To his vast delight, von Hofe's oryx bounded high and fell dead; it was found that both bullets had gone through the heart.

The Rogue Elephant |Elliott Whitney

oryx

/ (ˈɒrɪks) /

any large African antelope of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns

C14: via Latin from Greek orux stonemason's axe, used also of the pointed horns of an antelope