addax

American  

[ad-aks] / ˈæd æks /

noun

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

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addax British  

/ ˈædæks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of addax

From Latin, dating back to 1685–95, presumably < some language of ancient North Africa

Example Sentences

The addax – also known as the screwhorn antelope – is one of the world’s most endangered species of antelopes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2018

The addax is down to its last tens—or fewer.

From National Geographic • Mar. 2, 2016

And last June, when Sahara Conservation Fund researchers conducted a ground survey of the area, they discovered the grisly remains of an addax in a military camp.

From National Geographic • Mar. 2, 2016

One desert creature is spectacularly adapted to these conditions: the addax, an ethereal-looking antelope with elongated, corkscrew horns.

From National Geographic • Mar. 2, 2016

The colour of the addax is greyish-white over the body, and reddish-brown upon the head and neck, with a white patch across the face.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne