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antelope

an·te·lope [ ántə lp ] (plural an·te·lopes or an·te·lope)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. horned mammal: a cud-chewing mammal with a smooth brown or gray coat, two-toed hooves, and unbranched horns. Native to: Africa, Southwest Asia.  Family Bovidae.

2. zoology 
Same as  pronghorn


[15th century. Via Old French antelop "mythical horned creature said to live by the Euphrates" < medieval Greek antholops]
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