antelope

UK: /ˈæntɪləʊp/ US: /ˈæntəlˌoʊp/ ,(an′tl ōp′)

Inflections of 'antelope' (n):

antelopes

npl (All usages)

antelope

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "A herd of antelope appeared in the distance.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•te•lope /ˈæntəlˌoʊp/   n. [countable] , pl. -lopes, (esp. when thought of as a group) -lope. 

1. Mammals a deerlike animal of Africa and Asia.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•te•lope  (an′tl ōp′), n., pl. -lopes, (esp. collectively) -lope. 

1. Mammals any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
2. leather made from the hide of such an animal.
3. Mammals pronghorn.

• Medieval Greek anthólops a fabulous beast described by Eustathius of Antioch (died 337); origin, originally of word unknown
• Medieval Latin antalopus
• Middle French
• 1400–50; late Middle English antelop

an′te•lo′pi•an, an•te•lo•pine  (an′tl ō′pin, -pīn), adj. 

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antelope / ˈæntɪˌləʊp/ noun ( -lopes, -lope)

1. any bovid mammal of the subfamily Antilopinae, of Africa and Asia. They are typically graceful, having long legs and horns, and include the gazelles, springbok, impala, gerenuk, blackbuck, and dik-diks
2. American antelope ⇒
   another name for pronghorn

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antalopus, from Late Greek antholops a legendary beast