antelope
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/US/ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/
antelope noun: any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
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.
- The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound.1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961...
- "It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her.1881, John W. Forney, The New Nobility, page 80
- A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
Proper noun capitalized: Antelope
Antelope
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- Sacramento County allows the sale and use of safe and sane fireworks in most cities including Rancho Cordova, Folsom and Elk Grove. Unincorporated like Fair Oaks and Antelope are also allowed to use those fireworks.2026 June 28, Jeremiah Martinez, “Northern California communities that allow, prohibit use of fireworks”, in KCRA
antelope meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
antelope in Hindi
- mammal of the family Bovidae
- मृग mŕg, हिरन hiran, कुरंग kuraṅg
antelope in Tamil
- இரலை, ஆண்ட்டிலோப், மானியல் ஆட்டுவகை, மறிமான்
antelope in Marathi
- mammal of the family Bovidae
- काळवीट kāḷvīṭ
antelope in Urdu
- antelope
- مرگ mrig, آہو āhū
More languagesFewer languages
- antelope in Bengali
- মৃগ mrig
- antelope in Telugu
- జింక jiṅka, హరిణము hariṇamu, లేడి lēḍi
- antelope in Malayalam
- ഒരുതരം മാൻ, കൃഷ്ണമൃഗം, കറുത്ത മാൻ
- antelope in Kannada
- ಜಿಂಕೆ, ಚಿಗರೆ, ಎರಳೆ, ಹುಲ್ಲೆ
- antelope in Gujarati
- કાળિયાર kāḷiyār, કૃષ્ણમૃગ kŕṣṇamŕg
- antelope in Sanskrit
- शश śaśá, कुरङ्ग kuraṅgá, कृष्ण
- antelope in Nepali
- एन्टेलोप
- antelope in Pashto
- آهو āhu
- antelope in Tagalog
- antilope, bubalo
- antelope in Arabic
- ظَبْي ẓaby
- antelope in Malay
- antelop
- antelope in Persian
- آنتلوپ ântelop, تیبا tibâ
- antelope in Thai
- จามจุรี jaam-jù-rii, แอนทิโลป
- antelope in Vietnamese
- linh dương
- antelope in Myanmar
- ဒရယ်ငယ် da.rai-ngai
Examples of antelope in a sentence
- A good example is the eyestripe coloration pattern, which appears in sparrows, antelopes, and chipmunks.
- The bluebuck, or blue antelope, was the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times.
- Since childhood, I had given up giraffedom to become a turtle, or maybe a miniature antelope.
Forms of antelope
| plural | antelope |
|---|---|
| plural | antelopes |
Origin of antelope
From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.
From antelope.
Words formed from antelope
- antelabbit
- antelope brush
- antelope bush
- Antelope County
- antelope jackrabbit
- antelopelike
- Antelope Mesa
- antelope squirrel
- blue antelope
- bush antelope
- goat antelope
- goat-antelope
- harnessed antelope
- jackalope
- mountain antelope
- roan antelope
- royal antelope
- sable antelope
- saiga antelope
- screwhorn antelope
- Speke's antelope
- springer antelope
- Tibetan antelope
- white antelope
- zebra antelope
Phrases with antelope
Questions about antelope
- What does antelope mean?
- Antelope means any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
- What is antelope in Hindi?
- Antelope in Hindi is मृग (mŕg), हिरन (hiran), कुरंग (kuraṅg). See Antelope meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is antelope?
- Antelope can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce antelope?
- Antelope is pronounced /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antelope?
- The plural of antelope is antelope.
Words near antelope in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: antelope (page history and authors); Antelope (page history and authors); antelope (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آہو (Urdu) (page history and authors); মৃগ (Bengali) (page history and authors); జింక (Telugu) (page history and authors); antelope (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antelope (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कुरङ्ग (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); antelope (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); آهو (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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