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

Frannie is an eastern or mountain bongo, which is one of the largest species of forest antelopes. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected fruit bats, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead in the rainforest. —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 2 June 2026

The company has had a string of notable recent announcements, including adding an extinct South African antelope called the bluebuck to its list of de-extinction targets. —David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Outbreaks typically develop in areas of Africa, starting in species like antelope, fruit bats and nonhuman primates. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026

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