addax

/ˈædæks/
noun
  1. A large, pale-colored antelope with long, twisted horns, native to the deserts of North Africa.
    • Conservationists are working to protect the endangered addax from extinction.
    • The addax is well adapted to life in the Sahara, surviving for long periods without water.
    • Visitors to the zoo can see an addax in the desert habitat exhibit.
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