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royal antelope

royal antelope noun: any member of the species Neotragus pygmaeus of antelopes of west Africa, that are the smallest known.

royal antelope: any member of the species Neotragus pygmaeus of antelopes of west Africa, that are the smallest...
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Noun

royal antelope (plural royal antelopes)

  1. Any member of the species Neotragus pygmaeus of antelopes of west Africa, that are the smallest known.
    • The third member of the section is the royal antelope (N. pygmæus) of the Guinea coast, which is the smallest of all the Ruminants, standing only 12 inches at the shoulder.1894, Richard Lydekker, The Royal Natural History: Mammals

Forms of royal antelope

pluralroyal antelopes

Questions about royal antelope

What does royal antelope mean?
Royal antelope means any member of the species Neotragus pygmaeus of antelopes of west Africa, that are the smallest known.
What part of speech is royal antelope?
Royal antelope is a noun.
What is the plural of royal antelope?
The plural of royal antelope is royal antelopes.

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