oryx

English - Turkish

Definition of oryx in English Turkish dictionary

(isim) afrika antilopu

{i} afrika antilopu

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of oryx in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Arabistan'ın çöl bölgelerinde yaşayan antilop

English - English

Definition of oryx in English English dictionary

Any of several antelopes, of genus Oryx, native to Africa, the males and females of which have long, straight horns

Any of four species (genus Oryx) of large stocky antelopes living in herds on African and Arabian deserts and plains. Oryxes are 40-47 in. (102-120 cm) high. They have a mane and a tufted tail. The coat is grayish brown, whitish, or white, depending on the species, with dark patches on the face and forehead, a dark streak on either side of the eye, and various dark markings on the body and legs. Both sexes have long, sharp-tipped, straight or curved horns

beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O

The name of the Joint Commission's initiative to integrate performance measures into the accreditation process

type of large African antelope with long straight horns

large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns

beatrix of Arabia

a system initiated by the JCAHO to integrate outcomes and other performance measurement data into the accreditation process (JCAHO)

The integration of performance measurement into the Joint Commission's accreditation process Each accredited facility must select vendors that have been approved by the JCAHO for the performances measurement system

A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope O

Related Terms

Arabian oryx

A species of oryx, Oryx leucoryx

scimitar horned oryx

Critically endangered mammal, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa

genus oryx

African antelopes: oryxes

Hyphenation

or·yx

Turkish pronunciation

ôrîks

Synonyms

sabre antelope

Pronunciation

/ˈôrəks/ /ˈɔːrɪks/

Etymology

[ 'Or-iks, 'or-, 'är- ] (noun.) 1535. New Latin, from Latin, a gazelle, from Greek, pickax, antelope, kind of whale, from oryssein to dig; akin to Latin runcare to grub up, weed, Sanskrit luñcati he plucks.