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antelope

an·te·lope

UK/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ US/ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/ uncommon archaic us

noun

1.

graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

Origin

From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.

Phrases

  • antelope brush
  • antelope bush
  • Antelope County
  • antelope jackrabbit
  • Antelope Mesa
  • antelope squirrel
  • blue antelope
  • bush antelope

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