Antelope

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various swift-running ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, native to Africa and Asia and having long horns and a slender build.
  • n. An animal, such as the pronghorn, that resembles a true antelope.
  • n. Leather made from the hide of the African and Asian ruminant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
  • n. The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An animal of the genus Antilope or subfamily Antilopinæ; especially, the sasin or common Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra. See Antilope, Antilopinæ, and cut under sasin.
  • n. A name sometimes given to the saiga, and to the cabrit or pronghorn. See these words; also Antilocapra and Antilocapridæ.
  • n. [capitalized] (Pron. an-tel′ ō˙-pē.) Sometimes incorrectly used for Antilope.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
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