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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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antelope
AN'TELOPE
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
antelope
antelope
English
Antilope cervicapra
Noun
antelope (plural antelope or antelopes)
- Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
- (US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- 1881, John W. Forney, The New Nobility, page 80
- "It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her.
- 1881, John W. Forney, The New Nobility, page 80
Translations
mammal of the family Bovidae
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pronghorn — see pronghorn
See also
- bontebok
- dik-dik
- eland
- gazelle
- hartebeest
- klipspringer
- kudu
- oryx
- roan
- royal antelope
- sable antelope
- springbok
- topi
- waterbuck
- wildebeest
- Appendix: Animals
- herd
- Appendix:English collective nouns