Definition of Adax
Ad"dax (&?;), n. [Native name.]
(Zoöl.) One of the largest African antelopes
(Hippotragus, or Oryx, nasomaculatus).
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Zoology) One of the largest African antelopes (Hippotragus, ∨ Oryx, nasomaculatus). 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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