antelope
IPA: ˈæntʌɫoʊp
noun
- 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.
- (archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
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Examples of "antelope" in Sentences
- The elands are the largest African antelopes.
- In Southern Africa venison is the meat of antelope.
- The reserve is also home to roan antelope and tsessebe.
- It is in the same genus as the suni and the royal antelope.
- Almost half of the antelope for which the Valley was named.
- The Anon is a resident of the Antelope Valley in California.
- In the kindred dialect of the Arabic, Rem denotes an antelope.
- The city of Antelope, Oregon became a focal point of the conflict.
- The struggle to stop illegal antelope hunting was portrayed in the 2004 film.
- No, wildebeest or gnus are antelopes related to the impala and the hartebeest.
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