Oryx may refer to:
Biology and medicine
- Oryx, an antelope genus
- ORYX, The Joint Commission performance measurement initiative (healthcare)
Fiction
- Oryx, one of the title characters of the 2003 Margaret Atwood novel Oryx and Crake
- Oryx, name of the antagonist in the Destiny: The Taken King expansion of the video game Destiny
- Oryx, the antagonist in the MMORPG Realm of the Mad God
- Cthulhu Mythos deities ยง Oryx, an Elder god in the Cthulhu Mythos
Geography
- Oryx (ancient city), an ancient city in Arcadia
- Oryx, a name of the 16th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, centered on what is now Minya, Egypt
Media
- Oryx (journal), a scientific journal of conservation biology
- Oryx (website), an investigative OSINT research website, recently known for tracking equipment losses during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sports
- Oryx Douala, a football club from Douala, Cameroon
Technology
- Atlas Oryx, a helicopter
- Oryx, the in-flight entertainment system on Qatar Airways
- Sea Oryx, a Taiwanese missile
- ORYX, an encryption algorithm
- ORYX GTL, a synthetic fuel plant in Qatar
- Oryx Sport Yachts & Cruisers, a brand of sports yachts created by Gulf Craft
See also
- Orix, a Japanese financial company
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