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Dictionary entries

  • oryx, orygis:

    Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Agriculture

    = North African antelope/gazelle; wild goat (L+S); wild bull/ox (Vulgate);

    Entry →
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.

Examples

  • D

    Satura XI

    Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE

    "...Scythicae uolucres et phoenicopterus ingens et Gaetulus oryx hebeti lautissima ferro caeditur et tota sonat ulmea cena Subura..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber XIII

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...cervum: inbelles dammae quid nisi praeda sumus? XCV. Oryx. Matutinarum non ultima praeda ferarum saevos oryx constat quot..."

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