antelope

Antilope cervicapra

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
  • The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
  • A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.

Origin

  • From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antalopus, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ.

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