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addax in British English
(ˈædæks)
noun
a large light-coloured antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, having ribbed loosely spiralled horns and inhabiting desert regions in N Africa: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla
Word origin
C17: Latin, from an unidentified ancient N African languageaddax in American English
(ˈædˌæks)
nounWord forms: plural ˈadˌdaxes or ˈadˌdax
a large, whitish antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) of the Sahara, with long, twisted horns
Word origin
L < ?; mentioned by Pliny as being an African wordImage ofaddax
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