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English
Etymology
From Latin orygēs, plural of oryx.
Noun
oryges
- (rare) plural of oryx
1774, The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, volume VI, London: J. and F. Rivington, , translation of original by [Charles] Rollin, page 31:After this troop appeared a long train of chariots, twenty four of which were drawn by elephants; ſixty by he-goats; twelve by lions; ſix by oryges, a ſpecies of goats; fifteen by buffaloes; four by wild aſſes; eight by oſtriches; and ſeven by ſtags.
1845, “ANTELOPE”, in John Kitto, editor, A Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature, volume I, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 160, column 1:[I]n the dialects of some provinces of that country, the oryges of Arabia may still be denominated reem, even when bearing both horns; […]
1903, Parliamentary Papers, page 58:A collection of green slate objects made in the forms of animals, &c., e.g., oryges, cuttlefish, tortoises, &c., chiefly of the Predynastic Period not later than b.c. 4000.
1905, E. A. Wallis Budge, The Egyptian Heaven and Hell, page 160:The top of the Hall is protected with a row of spear heads, and from the ceiling hang four heads of gazelle, or oryges; according to a legend certain enemies of Osiris transformed themselves into these animals, and were slain by the god.
1936, The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais, translation of original by François Rabelais, page 797:And I saw werewolves, centaurs, tigers, leopards, hyenas, camelopards or giraffes, and oryges, a variety of Egyptian unicorn with certain features of the antelope.
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
orygēs
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of oryx