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antelope

Pronunciation: /ˈantɪləʊp/

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Definition of antelope

noun (plural same or antelopes)

a swift-running deer-like ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns, of a group native to Africa and Asia that includes the gazelles, impala, gnus, and elands.
- Many genera and species, in the family Bovidae
North Americananother term for pronghorn.

Origin:

late Middle English (originally the name of a fierce mythical creature with long serrated horns, said to live on the banks of the Euphrates): via Old French and medieval Latin from late Greek antholops, of unknown origin and meaning