Meaning

  1. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
  2. (US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
  3. (archaic) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.

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