Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Antalya
Antananarivo
Antarctic
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Current
Antarctic Ocean
Antarctica
antazoline
antbird
ante
ante-
ante meridiem
ante-post
ante up
anteater
antebellum
antecede
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft