(n) cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat, Syn. spindle horn, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. leyko`s + 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle. ] (Zool.) A large antelope of North Africa (Oryx leucoryx), allied to the gemsbok. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ NL., from Gr. 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle or antelope. ] (Zool.) A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (Oryx beisa), and the beatrix antelope (Oryx beatrix) of Arabia. [ 1913 Webster ]