antelope

noun

an·​te·​lope ˈan-tə-ˌlōp 

plural antelope or antelopes

1

: 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

2

: leather from antelope hide

Examples of antelope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An onboard suite of sensors uses visual recognition to track the antelope’s movements and behavior. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025

Arizona also boasts unique species like the roadrunner, the state mammal ringtail, and the pronghorn antelope. —Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025

Hippos slid under the water’s surface; a lone sitatunga antelope darted across the shore. —Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025

The caves then would have been a few miles inland, near vast plains with plenty of animals, such as antelope. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

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

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing antelope

• pronghorn antelope

Rhymes for antelope

• bronchoscope
• cantaloupe
• cystoscope
• endoscope
• envelope
• epitope
• gyroscope
• horoscope
• isotope
• microscope
• misanthrope
• pericope

Kids Definition

antelope

noun

an·​te·​lope ˈant-ᵊl-ˌōp 

plural antelope or antelopes

1

: any of various cud-chewing mammals chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that are related to the goats and oxen and that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward

2

: pronghorn