antelope C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/ UK /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ See IPA manual Freq #21118 Meanings 1 noun The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound. 2 noun graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward 3 noun Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed. 4 noun A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms antelabbitantelopelikegoat-antelopejackalope Related forms bontebokdik-dikelandgazellegemsbockhartebeestherdklipspringerkuduoryxroanspringbok Common collocations sable antelope Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antelope **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ **Frequency rank:** 21118 ## Meanings 1. The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. 2. graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward 3. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed. 4. A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch. ## Examples - Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound. ## Derived Forms - antelabbit - antelopelike - goat-antelope - jackalope ## Related Forms - bontebok - dik-dik - eland - gazelle - gemsbock - hartebeest - herd - klipspringer - kudu - oryx - roan - springbok ## Etymology From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin. ## Topics - Animals markdown