addax, Addax nasomaculatus
(noun) large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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