# addax

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈa.daks/

## Definitions
1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.

## Etymology
From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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