addaxes

Variant of addax

addax definition

ad·dax (ad′aks′)

noun pl. addaxes -·dax′es or addax -·dax′

a large, whitish antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) of the Sahara, with long, twisted horns

Etymology: L < ?; mentioned by Pliny as being an African word

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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