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Answer for the clue "Large antelope ", 5 letters:
addax

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Addax \Ad"dax\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the largest African antelopes ( Hippotragusnasomaculatus 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 ...

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n. large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa [syn: Addax nasomaculatus ]

Usage examples of addax.

There were still some addax antelope down in the dunes, but mostly the local sheiks had sportingly shot them out, using high-powered rifles with telescopic sights from the backs of Land Rovers.