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antelope

[ an-tl-ohp ]

noun

, plural an·te·lopes, (especially collectively) an·te·lope.
  1. any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
  2. leather made from the hide of such an animal.


antelope

/ ˈæntɪˌləʊp /

noun

  1. any bovid mammal of the subfamily Antilopinae, of Africa and Asia. They are typically graceful, having long legs and horns, and include the gazelles, springbok, impala, gerenuk, blackbuck, and dik-diks
  2. any of various similar bovids of Africa and Asia
  3. American antelope
    American antelope another name for pronghorn


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Other Words From

  • ante·lopi·an an·te·lo·pine [an-tl-, oh, -pin, -pahyn], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antelope1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English antelop, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin antalopus, from Medieval Greek anthólops, a fabulous beast described by Eustathius of Antioch (died 337); origin of word unknown

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antelope1

C15: from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antalopus, from Late Greek antholops a legendary beast

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Example Sentences

There's no running water or electricity—just you and the coyotes and antelopes.

After about 7 miles, the antelope decide they’ve had enough.

Heat waves wind around his 6-foot, 160-pound frame and distort the herd of antelope beyond him.

Critics say that conditions would have to be so exact for a human to successfully run down a deer or antelope that it seems unlikely persistence hunting was a key part of our evolution.

As Potts’ team has previously found, smaller animals with diverse diets, including antelopes and pigs, became prominent at Olorgesailie during the Middle Stone Age.

As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.

I also write about Germans in Minnesota and have set The Antelope Wife in Minneapolis.

In present day New Mexico, nine men run through the plains chasing after an antelope.

“I just sold a half-dozen antelope, deer, and elk heads to Juicy Couture to use to decorate their stores,” he says.

My spurs fairly lifted the dun horse, and we scuttled in the opposite direction like a scared antelope.

A huge string game-bag was slung over his back, and in an antelope's horn or a crane's bill bullets were carried.

Several times she had startled antelope, and once her horse had shied at a rattlesnake coiled in the sunshine.

There was not a human habitation in sight—only antelope and buffalo to vary the monotony of perfect solitude.

The lesser one remained flitting about the house, or to and fro between here and Antelope Butte.

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