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Antelope

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noun. undefined

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. 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.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

noun. The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

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

Word Usage

"And that which we called antelope will become some form of canid instead."

cross-reference

Animals English collective nouns blue antelope bontebok dik-dik

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bovid

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

addax addax nasomaculatus adenota vardoni aepyceros melampus antilope cervicapra

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

cantaloupe

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

beaver boar buffalo buffaloe caribou

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Angora goat Arctic fox Belgian hare Caffre cat Cape elk