"addax" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.daks/ [UK] Forms: addaxes [plural], addax [plural]
Etymology: From Latin addax, apparently from an African language. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|addax}} Latin addax Head templates: {{en-noun|+|addax}} addax (plural addaxes or addax)
  1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. Wikipedia link: addax Categories (lifeform): Antelopes Synonyms: screwhorn antelope, white antelope Related terms: pygarg Translations (Addax nasomaculatus): saharanantilooppi (Finnish), 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)

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