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Definition of Antelope
1. Noun. Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks.
Specialized synonyms: Antilope Cervicapra, Black Buck, Blackbuck, Gerenuk, Litocranius Walleri, Addax, Addax Nasomaculatus, Gnu, Wildebeest, Dik-dik, Hartebeest, Damaliscus Lunatus, Sassaby, Topi, Aepyceros Melampus, Impala, Gazelle, Bongo, Boocercus Eurycerus, Tragelaphus Eurycerus, Koodoo, Koudou, Kudu, Harnessed Antelope, Mountain Nyala, Tragelaphus Buxtoni, Blue Bull, Boselaphus Tragocamelus, Nilgai, Nylghai, Nylghau, Hippotragus Niger, Sable Antelope, Saiga, Saiga Tatarica, Raphicerus Campestris, Steenbok, Steinbok, Eland, Waterbuck, Adenota Vardoni, Puku, Oryx, Pasang
Definition of Antelope
1. 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.
Definition of Antelope
1. a ruminant mammal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antelope
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