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addax

/ˈæ.dəks/

addax noun: a large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.

addax: a large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the...
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Noun

addax (plural addaxes or addax)

  1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
    • In her hand, the haunch of an addax, still hissing from the spit.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, page 53

Synonyms of addax

Forms of addax

pluraladdaxes
pluraladdax

Origin of addax

From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”).

Questions about addax

What does addax mean?
Addax means a large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
What part of speech is addax?
Addax is a noun.
How do you pronounce addax?
Addax is pronounced /ˈæ.dəks/.
What is the plural of addax?
The plural of addax is addaxes.

Words near addax in the dictionary

  1. Addams
  2. Addamses
  3. Addaru
  4. addas
  5. addaties
  6. addax
  7. addaxes
  8. addback
  9. adde
  10. addebted
  11. added

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