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 : pronghorn
2 : leather from antelope hide