addax
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of addax
From Latin, dating back to 1685–95, presumably < some language of ancient North Africa
Example Sentences
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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
“As luck would have it,” Newby says, “their area of interest landed slap-bang in the middle of the addax population in Tin Toumma,” a remote region in eastern Niger that held the largest addax population.
From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016
Muammar Qaddafi’s overthrow triggered an exodus of returnees to Niger through addax areas.
From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016
When they monitored the reserve again, in November, they found only 28 fresh addax tracks.
From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016
The wide-spread hoofs of the addax antelope enable it to travel over sand at a great pace.
From In the Tail of the Peacock by Savory, Isabel
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