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Addax

Addax Meaning & Definition
Addax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Addax?

[n] large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa

Synonyms | Synonyms for Addax: Addax nasomaculatus

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See Also | antelope | genus Addax

Addax In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad"dax\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the largest African antelopes ({Hippotragus, or Oryx, nasomaculatus}). Note: 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.

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