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addaxes

addaxes is the plural of addax.

Meaning of addax

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

Questions about addaxes

What is addaxes the plural of?
Addaxes is the plural of addax.

Words near addaxes in the dictionary

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

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