Addax \Ad"dax\, n. [Native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |