Antelope Definition
ăntl-ōp
antelopes
noun
Any of various swift-running ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, native to Africa and Eurasia and having unbranched horns.
American Heritage
Any of a group of swift, bovid ruminants usually living in wild herds on the plains of Africa and Asia, including the gnu, impala, and kudu.
Webster's New World
A pronghorn.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Leather made from antelope hide.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Antelope
Noun
Singular:
antelope
Plural:
antelopesOrigin of Antelope
Middle English heraldic beast probably from Old French antelop savage beast with sawlike horns from Medieval Latin anthalopus from Late Greek antholops
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin ant(h)alopus, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).
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