Definition of Antelape
Antelope, an animal closely allied to the sheep and the goat, very
like the latter in appearance, with a light and elegant figure, slender,
graceful limbs, small cloven hoofs, and generally a very short tail.
- Wikipedia
An"te*lope (ăn"t&esl;*lōp), n.
[OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops,
-lopos, Eustathius, "Hexaëm.," p. 36, the origin of which
is unknown.] (Zoöl.) 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.
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by having hollow horns.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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