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Webster 1913 Edition

Antelope

An′te-lope

(ăn′tē̍-lōp)
,
Noun.
[OF.
antelop
, F.
antilope
, from Gr.
ἀνθόλοψ
,
-λοπος
, Eustathius, “Hexaëm.,” p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]
(Zool.)
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.
The
antelope
and wolf both fierce and fell.
Spenser.
☞ The common or bezoar antelope of India is
Antilope bezoartica
. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See
Gazelle
. The pronghorn antelope (
Antilocapra Americana
) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See
Pronghorn
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Antelope

AN'TELOPE

,
Noun.
[Gr. resembling a deer.]
In zoology, the gazelle; a genus of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and goat. Their horns are solid and permanent straight or curved; in some species annulated; in others, surrounded by a spiral; and in others, smooth. They resemble the deer in the lightness and elegance of their forms, and in their agility. They inhabit open plains or mountains and some species in herds of two or three thousand. Their eyes are large, black, and of exquisite beauty and vivacity; and are therefore a favorite image with the eastern poets.

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