addax

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædæks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′aks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•dax  (ad′aks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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/
  1. 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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