antelope

noun

an·​te·​lope ˈan-tə-ˌlōp How to pronounce antelope (audio)
plural antelope or antelopes
Synonyms of antelopenext
1
: any of various ruminant deerlike mammals (family Bovidae) chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward
2
: leather from antelope hide

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But for conservationists, the cottonwoods and surrounding area are worth protecting for their many other residents, including antelope, bighorn sheep and potentially jaguar. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Natural Selection’s new-build camp Tawana is set amid Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, some 1,900 square miles of grassland and flood plain teeming with antelope and elephants, lions and hippos. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Paradise Valley Ranch, bought in 2019, spans 9,600 acres and is home to elk, mule deer, antelope, golden eagles, and mountain lions. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 There, in view at the same time, were three of the great African antelope trophies—trophies for which many a man has hunted hard for weeks. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for antelope

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, fabulous heraldic beast, probably from Middle French antelop savage animal with sawlike horns, from Medieval Latin anthalopus, from Late Greek antholop-, antholops

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of antelope was in 1607

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“Antelope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antelope. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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antelope

noun
an·​te·​lope ˈant-ᵊl-ˌōp How to pronounce antelope (audio)
plural antelope or antelopes
1
: any of various cud-chewing mammals chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that are related to the goats and oxen and that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward
2
: pronghorn
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