addax

American

[ad-aks] / ˈæd æks /

noun

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

addax British

/ ˈædæks /

noun

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

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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

But he believes addax numbers have fallen dangerously in the wild, to fewer than 100 scattered in eastern Niger and possibly neighboring Chad.

From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016

At best, this means that the addax population has split up.

From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016

Two hundred addax once roamed Niger's Termit & Tin Toumma nature reserve.

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 Mayne Reid

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