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

Projects include a coral nursery, an artificial coral reef restoration project, and a sanctuary for two antelope species, the Ader’s duiker and suni antelope. —Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025

North America's fastest land animal and the world's second fastest land mammal after cheetahs, pronghorns are ungulates (hoofed animals), and are related to goats and antelope, according to National Wildlife Federation. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024

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

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