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

Artifacts, including tools, and rock art depicting hunters, antelopes, goats and more tell the story of the Archaic people, who inhabited these lands from 2500 B.C. to 200 B.C. —Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025

Now throw in a couple of buffalo and lions, some antelope and hyenas, an elephant calf, and a giraffe. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025

With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, this mysterious antelope has become a symbol of both Southeast Asia’s rich biodiversity and the dire conservation challenges confronting the region. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

The researchers compared isotopic data of the Australopithecus enamel with tooth samples from coexisting animals, including monkeys, antelopes, and large predators like hyenas, jackals, and big cats. —Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 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