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scimitar-horned oryx

scimitar-horned oryx noun: a critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.

scimitar-horned oryx: a critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa
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Noun

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

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

Forms of scimitar-horned oryx

pluralscimitar-horned oryxes
pluralscimitar-horned oryx
alternative formscimitar oryx

Questions about scimitar-horned oryx

What does scimitar-horned oryx mean?
Scimitar-horned oryx means a critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.
What part of speech is scimitar-horned oryx?
Scimitar-horned oryx is a noun.
What is the plural of scimitar-horned oryx?
The plural of scimitar-horned oryx is scimitar-horned oryxes.

Words near scimitar-horned oryx in the dictionary

  1. scimitar pod
  2. scimitar pods
  3. scimitar shell
  4. scimitar shells
  5. scimitar syndrome
  6. scimitar-horned oryx
  7. scimitar-horned oryxes
  8. scimitar-toothed
  9. scimitar-toothed cat
  10. scimitar-toothed cats
  11. scimitar-toothed tiger

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