Main Entry:

an·te·lope

Pronunciation:

\ˈan-tə-ˌlōp\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural an·te·lope or an·te·lopes

Etymology:

Middle English, fabulous heraldic beast, probably from Middle French antelop savage animal with sawlike horns, from Medieval Latin anthalopus, from Late Greek antholop-, antholops

Date:

15th century

1 a: 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 b: pronghorn2: leather from antelope hide