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antilopine

/ænˈtɪləpaɪn/

antilopine adjective: relating to, or resembling, antelopes.

Adjective

antilopine (comparative more antilopine, superlative most antilopine)

  1. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes.
    • the antilopine kangaroo
  2. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the bovid subfamily Antelopinae.
    • The Neotragini and Saigini are antilopine tribes.
  3. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the tribe Antelopini within that subfamily
    • African members of the subfamily Antilopinae include antilopine and neotragine species.

Noun

antilopine (plural antilopines)

  1. An antilopine kangaroo
    • She kept an antilopine as a pet.
  2. Any antelope in the subfamily Antelopinae
  3. Any antelope in the tribe Antilopini

Forms of antilopine

Adjective
comparativemore antilopine
superlativemost antilopine
Noun
pluralantilopines

Origin of antilopine

From New Latin antilope (“antelope”) + -ine.

Words formed from antilopine

Phrases with antilopine

Questions about antilopine

What does antilopine mean?
Antilopine means relating to, or resembling, antelopes.
What part of speech is antilopine?
Antilopine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce antilopine?
Antilopine is pronounced /ænˈtɪləpaɪn/.

Words near antilopine in the dictionary

  1. antiloimic
  2. antiloimics
  3. antiloitering
  4. antilooting
  5. antilopin
  6. antilopine
  7. antilopine kangaroo
  8. antilopine kangaroos
  9. antilopine wallabies
  10. antilopine wallaby
  11. antilopine wallaroo

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