addra

noun

ad·​dra

ˈa-drə

variants or less commonly addra gazelle

plural -s

: a large African gazelle (Gazella dama)

especially : a member of the typical race (G. d. dama) that is white with reddish hair on the neck and upper back compare mohr

Word History

Etymology

perhaps borrowed from Sudanese Arabic ʽaddra

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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