Definition of Aepyceros
:a genus of large African antelopes having the horns lyrate in the male — see impala
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Aepyceros
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Ae·pyc·er·os
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ē-ˈpi-sə-rəs
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Origin and Etymology of aepyceros
New Latin, from Middle Greek aipykerōs high-horned, from Greek aipys high + -kerōs (from keras horn)
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