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.
Strepsiceros
n : African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn: {Tragelaphus},
{genus Tragelaphus}, {genus Strepsiceros}]