Antelope
//ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp// name, noun
name, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
- 2 graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles, springboks, impalas, addax, gerenuks, blackbucks, dik-diks wordnet
- 3 The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. US
"Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound."
- 4 A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch. archaic
Proper Noun
- 1 A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
Example
More examples"Pronghorn antelope abound in these parts."
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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