antelope
nounUK /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ · US /ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/
Etymology From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.
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Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
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US The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound.1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 24:
- "It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her.1881, John W. Forney, The New Nobility, page 80:
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Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Archaic A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
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25 terms
antelabbit, antelope brush, antelope bush, Antelope County, antelope jackrabbit, antelopelike, Antelope Mesa, antelope squirrel, blue antelope, bush antelope, goat antelope, goat-antelope, harnessed antelope, jackalope, mountain antelope, roan antelope, royal antelope, sable antelope, saiga antelope, screwhorn antelope, Speke's antelope, springer antelope, Tibetan antelope, white antelope, zebra antelope- Related terms
- bontebok, dik-dik, eland, gazelle, gemsbock, hartebeest, herd, klipspringer, kudu, oryx, roan, springbok, topi, waterbuck, wildebeest, Animals