noun
antelope
AN-tih-lohp
noun
1
A slender, fast-running, hoofed mammal found mostly in Africa, related to cattle and goats but with permanent, unshed horns.
"A herd of antelope grazed on the open plain, alert for predators."
"The gazelle is one of the smaller and quickest species of antelope."
How to Use Antelope
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA graceful, horned grazing animal, common in Africa.
Common pairings
herd of antelope
antelope grazing
Word Forms
antelope plural, antelopes plural
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Etymology
Traced back through Old French and Medieval Latin to a Byzantine Greek word of uncertain origin, originally describing a fierce mythical horned beast before it settled on the real animal.