"addax" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.dəks/ Forms: addaxes [plural], addax [plural]
Etymology: From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|addax}} French addax, {{der|en|ar|أبو عدس|lit=father of the lentil|tr=ʔabū ʕadas}} Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} addax (plural addaxes or addax)
  1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. Synonyms: screwhorn antelope, white antelope Related terms: pygarg Translations (Addax nasomaculatus): adax [masculine] (Czech), saharanantilooppi (Finnish), דִּישׁוֹן (dishón) [masculine] (Hebrew), adacs [masculine] (Irish), antilope dalle corna a vite [feminine] (Italian), addax [feminine] (Italian), pȳgargus [masculine] (Latin), adax [masculine] (Portuguese), addax [neuter] (Romanian), adax [neuter] (Romanian), а́ддакс (áddaks) [masculine] (Russian), антило́па ме́ндес (antilópa méndes) [feminine] (Russian)

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