antelope

noun

an·​te·​lope ˈan-tə-ˌlōp 

plural antelope or antelopes

1

: any of various ruminant deerlike mammals (family Bovidae) chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward

2

: leather from antelope hide

Examples of antelope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The antelopes are threatened by poaching, hunting and human encroachment. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025

Increasing numbers of livestock and a booming population of wild saiga antelopes were keeping the vegetation in check. —Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025

Shy, reclusive ostriches hesitantly seek the support of antelope and zebra to remain safe from carnivores. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Species like Wyoming’s pronghorn antelope and mule deer are particularly affected. —Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, fabulous heraldic beast, probably from Middle French antelop savage animal with sawlike horns, from Medieval Latin anthalopus, from Late Greek antholop-, antholops

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing antelope

• pronghorn antelope

Rhymes for antelope

• bronchoscope
• cantaloupe
• cystoscope
• endoscope
• envelope
• epitope
• gyroscope
• horoscope
• isotope
• microscope
• misanthrope
• pericope

Kids Definition

antelope

noun

an·​te·​lope ˈant-ᵊl-ˌōp 

plural antelope or antelopes

1

: any of various cud-chewing mammals chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that are related to the goats and oxen and that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward

2

: pronghorn