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| antelope [ ántəlōp ] (plural antelopes or antelope) |
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horned mammal: a cud-chewing mammal with a smooth brown or grey coat, two-toed hooves, and unbranched horns. Native to: Africa, Southwest Asia. Family Bovidae.
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| [15th century. Via Old French antelop 'mythical horned creature said to live by the Euphrates' < medieval Greek antholops] |
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