addax Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa
Addax nasomaculatus.
WordNet
Ad"dax noun
Etymology
Native name.Definitions
(Zoöl.) One of the largest African antelopes ( .Hippotragus, ∨ Oryx, nasomaculatus )✍ It is now believed to be the Strepsiceros (twisted horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the pygarg of the Bible.