antelope
noun
an·te·lope
ˈan-tə-ˌlōp 
plural antelope or antelopes
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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The photos show a smiling Cutler crouching over a dead giant sable antelope — a massive hoofed mammal known for its large, curved horns.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The floor of the trail is imprinted with the footprints of the pygmy hippo and the duiker, a type of antelope.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The piglet, named Chive, was born on April 1 to second-time mother, Tater, and weighs about 1.02 kilograms, the size of a small antelope, said the zoo.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Other unusual animals that can be legally owned in the state include ferrets and chinchillas, llamas, alpacas, giraffes, bison, antelopes and marsupials like kangaroos.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The floor of the trail is imprinted with the footprints of the pygmy hippo and the duiker, a type of antelope.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The piglet, named Chive, was born on April 1 to second-time mother, Tater, and weighs about 1.02 kilograms, the size of a small antelope, said the zoo.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Other unusual animals that can be legally owned in the state include ferrets and chinchillas, llamas, alpacas, giraffes, bison, antelopes and marsupials like kangaroos.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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antelope
noun
an·te·lope
ˈant-ᵊl-ˌōp
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
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