addax en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæ.dəks/
Etymology
From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”).
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| addaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| addax | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
screwhorn antelope · white antelope
Translations (12)
fi saharanantilooppi (Addax nasomaculatus) · ru а́ддакс (Addax nasomaculatus) · it antilope dalle corna a vite (Addax nasomaculatus) · ru антило́па ме́ндес (Addax nasomaculatus) · it addax (Addax nasomaculatus) · ga adacs (Addax nasomaculatus) · he דִּישׁוֹן (Addax nasomaculatus) · la pȳgargus (Addax nasomaculatus) · pt adax (Addax nasomaculatus) · cs adax (Addax nasomaculatus) · ro addax (Addax nasomaculatus) · ro adax (Addax nasomaculatus)