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.


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

1. 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 antelope and wolf both fierce and fell." (Spenser) The common or bezoar antelope of India is Antilope bezoartica. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle. The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn. Origin: OF. Antelop, F. Antilope, fro Gr, Eustathius, "Hexaem," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antelope

antefix
antefixa
antefixae
antefixal
antefixes
anteflex
anteflexion
anteflexion of iris
antegonial notch
antegrade
antegrade cardioplegia
antegrade conduction
antegrade pyelography
anteing
antelope (current term)
antelope (current term)
antelopes
antelopes
antelope chipmunk
antelope squirrel
antemeridian
antemetic
antemortem
antemortem
antemortem clot
antemortem thrombus
antenatal
antenatal
antenatally
antenatal diagnosis

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