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antelope

antelope [ ántəlōp ] (plural antelopes or antelope)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

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