ADDAX

addax, Addax nasomaculatus

(noun) large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

addax (plural addaxes or addax)

A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), with long horns, that lives in the desert. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

Ad"dax, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the largest African antelopes (Hippotragus, or Oryx, nasomaculatus).

Note: It is now believed to be the Strepsiceros (twisted horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the pygarg of the Bible.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition