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

In addition to elephants, the delta is home to such animals as buffalos, hippos and antelopes. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

The train includes views of wildflowers, geologic formations, deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles, and sometimes even bears. —Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025

There are deer in those draws, antelope on the plateau, and elk in the mountains. —Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025

Also avoid bats, monkeys and forest antelope, and do not enter caves or mines where bats may live. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 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