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
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The plan was lauded by conservationists for striking a balance between habitat protections for pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, elk, and mule deer while still allowing significant fossil-fuel and renewable-energy developments.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Jhala and his co-authors said the lions also prey on pigs and nilgais – a type of antelope - which helps eliminate animals the local farmers consider to be pests.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The surrounding badlands provide the perfect habitat for a wealth of cactus species, while mammals span from mule deer to the pronghorn, an antelope-like animal that’s distantly related to modern-day giraffes.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The bushmeat seized by CBP agents last month included 11 pounds of rodent meat from Togo, in West Africa, and 52 pounds of primate meat, declared as antelope, from Gabon, in Central Africa.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Jhala and his co-authors said the lions also prey on pigs and nilgais – a type of antelope - which helps eliminate animals the local farmers consider to be pests.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The surrounding badlands provide the perfect habitat for a wealth of cactus species, while mammals span from mule deer to the pronghorn, an antelope-like animal that’s distantly related to modern-day giraffes.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The bushmeat seized by CBP agents last month included 11 pounds of rodent meat from Togo, in West Africa, and 52 pounds of primate meat, declared as antelope, from Gabon, in Central Africa.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Antelope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antelope. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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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
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