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

Microbes from extreme terrains show major industrial potential As reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the team found that the faeces of yaks, Tibetan sheep, antelope, cattle, horses, and kiangs host thousands of microbial species that have never been documented. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025

My favorite activity of all, though, was the late afternoon motorboat cruise, whipping through the river’s serpentine curves with thirsty elephants and water antelopes in the distance. —Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025

There’s all kinds of things with hooves, antelope and gazelle and deer and moose and horses and zebras. —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025

While passing near a grassland in the park, rangers noticed a herd of antelope with one white individual. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 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