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ad•dax n.

Mammalsa large, pale-colored antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, of North Africa, with loosely spiraled horns.

some language of ancient North Africa
Latin, presumably
1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

addax / ˈædæks/

a large light-coloured antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, having ribbed loosely spiralled horns and inhabiting desert regions in N Africa: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla

Etymology: 17th Century: Latin, from an unidentified ancient N African language

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