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addax
CIDE DICTIONARY
addax, n. [Native name.].
One of the largest African antelopes (Hippotragusnasomaculatus or Oryx nasomaculatus ). [1913 Webster]
" It is now believed to be the Strepsiceros (twisted horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the pygarg of the Bible." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
addax, n. a large antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, of North Africa, with twisted horns.
Etymology
L f. an African word
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