Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various swift-running ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, native to Africa and Eurasia and having unbranched horns.
- noun A pronghorn.
- noun Leather made from antelope hide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An animal of the genus Antilope or subfamily Antilopinæ; especially, the sasin or common Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra. See Antilope, Antilopinæ, and cut under
sasin . - noun A name sometimes given to the saiga, and to the cabrit or pronghorn. See these words; also
Antilocapra and Antilocapridæ. - noun [capitalized] (Pron. an-tel′ ō˙-pē.) Sometimes incorrectly used for Antilope.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several African
mammals of the familyBovidae distinguished by hollowhorns , which, unlikedeer , they do not shed. - noun US The
pronghorn , Antilocapra americana.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And that which we called antelope will become some form of canid instead.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001
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That antelope is probably still running as a testiment to human addreneline.
Worse shot that you've ever witnessed (On any game animal or target)?? 2009
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That antelope is probably still running as a testiment to human addreneline.
Worse shot that you've ever witnessed (On any game animal or target)?? 2009
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With my 90 grain antelope loads, I get at least 500 fps extra speed over a 150g 30-06 bullet and that is noticable in lead.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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With my 90 grain antelope loads, I get at least 500 fps extra speed over a 150g 30-06 bullet and that is noticable in lead.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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This bovine antelope is again termed Bakar al-Wahsh (wild cattle) or Bos
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Yes, it's a Takin Budorcas taxicolor, a bizarre goat-antelope from the bamboo forests of the Himalayas.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Yes | No | Report from Visitor wrote 3 years 23 weeks ago now, now Dave ... the sable antelope is a magnificent animal, and is one of the few who would 'spear' a lion rather than flee.
Much Ado about Nothing (With apologies to the worshipful Wm. 2006
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The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice!
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"Krikey!" said Dick, "come on, Oswald!" and he bounded like an antelope from the room.
The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901
ofravens commented on the word antelope
I do not know
What fury urged him slay
Her antelope who meant him naught but good
from "The Queen's Complaint," Sylvia Plath
April 14, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word antelope
plural is singular form
May 29, 2011