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Addax
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a genus of antelopes, with one species (A. nasomaculatus) from North Africa and Arabia. It is a little over 3 ft. high, yellowish white in colour, with a brown mane and a fringe of the same hue on the throat. Both sexes carry horns, which are ringed and form an open spiral. The addax is a desert antelope, and in habits probably resembles the gemsbuck. It is hunted by the Arabs for its flesh and to test the speed of their horses and greyhounds; it is during these hunting parties that the young are captured for menagerie purposes.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Addax'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/addax.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Addax'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/addax.html. 1910.
