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antelope en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈæn.tə.loʊp/ weak vowel merger
/ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.

Meanings

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound. 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 24:
- "It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her. 1881, John W. Forney, The New Nobility, page 80:
(archaic) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
antelope	Number=Plur		lexicographic
antelopes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (108)

tk antilopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · el αντιλόπη (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ar ظَبْي (mammal of the family Bovidae) · es antílope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tr antilop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · gu કૃષ્ણમૃગ (mammal of the family Bovidae) · alt јеерен (mammal of the family Bovidae) · mk антилопа (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ru антило́па (mammal of the family Bovidae) · mi anaterope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · grc δορκάς (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ug بۆكەن (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ca antílop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · eo antilopo (mammal of the family Bovidae) · uga 𐎇𐎎𐎗 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · grc βούβαλις (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hi हिरन (mammal of the family Bovidae) · th แอนทิโลป (mammal of the family Bovidae) · fa تیبا (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ga antalóp (mammal of the family Bovidae) · fa آنتلوپ (mammal of the family Bovidae) · fr antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sw pofu (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sv antilop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · wo kooba gi (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sk antilopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · be антыло́па (mammal of the family Bovidae) · af bok (mammal of the family Bovidae) · zza antilop (diq) (mammal of the family Bovidae) · bg антило́па (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ka ანტილოპა (mammal of the family Bovidae) · yue 羚羊 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tg антилопа (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nan-hbl 羚羊 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · uz antilop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · zun mawi (mammal of the family Bovidae) · chr ᎠᏫᏳᏍᏘ (mammal of the family Bovidae) · lt antilopė (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sq antilopë (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nn antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hak 羚羊 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · bni mboloko (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sh antìlopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · zu iwula (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sw pala hala (mammal of the family Bovidae) · fur antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · cs antilopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · pl antylopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · gv antelope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · uk антило́па (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ibb edop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hi मृग (mammal of the family Bovidae) · la oryx (mammal of the family Bovidae) · is antilópa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tg ғизол (mammal of the family Bovidae) · unm weòptias (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hy այծքաղ (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ms antelop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · af wildsbok (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nv jádí (mammal of the family Bovidae) · kk бөкен (mammal of the family Bovidae) · egy U2:ir- -Z1 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · it antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · zza kosbes (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ky бөкөн (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ro antilopă (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hu antilop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ky антилопа (mammal of the family Bovidae) · egy S-s-A-Aa17-w-E29 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sl antilopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nb antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · de Antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · vi linh dương (mammal of the family Bovidae) · th จามจุรี (mammal of the family Bovidae) · az antilop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ee to (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ja 羚羊 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · da antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · mn зээр (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sw kulungu (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nai-spt chatwill (mammal of the family Bovidae) · yuf 'm'ul (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ln mboloko (mammal of the family Bovidae) · fi antilooppi (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tl antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tr ceylan (mammal of the family Bovidae) · my ဒရယ်ငယ် (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sh антѝлопа (mammal of the family Bovidae) · cjs чеерен (mammal of the family Bovidae) · uz antilopa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · sw paa (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ko 영양 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · la dorcas (mammal of the family Bovidae) · lv antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · he אַנְטִילוֹפָּה (mammal of the family Bovidae) · ast antílope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · nl antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · gu કાળિયાર (mammal of the family Bovidae) · tl bubalo (mammal of the family Bovidae) · mn гөрөөс (mammal of the family Bovidae) · eu antilope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · pt antílope (mammal of the family Bovidae) · hi कुरंग (mammal of the family Bovidae) · mr काळवीट (mammal of the family Bovidae) · cmn 羚羊 (mammal of the family Bovidae) · et antiloop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · cy antelop (mammal of the family Bovidae) · gl antílope (mammal of the family Bovidae)

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