Definitions for Antelope
ˈæn tlˌoʊpan·te·lope

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antelopenoun

   graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antelopenoun

   Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by having hollow horns. Unlike deer antelope do not shed their horns.

2. antelopenoun

   The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

3. Etymology: From antelop, from antalopus, from antholops.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antelopenoun

   A goat with curled or wreathed horns.

   Etymology: The etymology is uncertain.

   The antelope, and wolf both fierce and fell. Fairy Queen.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antelope

   An antelope is a term referring to various species of herbivorous mammals typically found in Africa and Eurasia, known for their speed and grace. They belong to the Bovidae family and are characterized by their large size, light build, long legs, and distinctive horns. They are generally characterized as browsers or grazers, feeding mainly on grasses and leaves. Antelope species vary significantly in size and color.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antelopenoun

   one of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia

2. Etymology: [OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius, Hexam., p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antelope

   Antelope is a term referring to many even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelopes comprise a miscellaneous group within the family Bovidae, encompassing those old world species that are neither cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, nor goats. A group of antelope is called a herd.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antelope

   an′te-lōp, n. a quadruped belonging to the hollow-horned section of the order of Ruminants, differing from the goat in its beardless chin—a gregarious, peaceable animal, remarkable for grace, agility, and swiftness. [O. Fr. antelop—L. antalopus—Gr. antholops, of which the origin is uncertain, perhaps from Gr. anthein, to blossom, shine, and ōps, eye, and thus equivalent to 'bright-eyes.']

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antelope

   an animal closely allied to the sheep and the goat, very like the latter in appearance, with a light and elegant figure, slender, graceful limbs, small cloven hoofs, and generally a very short tail.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ANTELOPE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Antelope is ranked #88020 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Antelope surname appeared 211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Antelope.
   
   89.5% or 189 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   4.2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 5 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Bovid

How to pronounce Antelope?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Antelope in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Antelope in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Antelope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Antelope in a Sentence

1. Penninah Kamagaju:

   (In the beginning), we counted, like, 300 buffalos in the whole park. Now there is almost 1,000, even the impala, which is a kind of antelope. Those have really increased a lot. We had 500 and now there is 5,000.

2. Reggie Wassana:

   When then-Gov. Evans made that proclamation, he said that John Hickenlooper can hunt Native people, just as if John Hickenlooper could hunt a buffalo, an antelope, an elk, a deer. It was open season, and we do appreciate what Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has acknowledged. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to try to make a wrong right. And that's what we're here for today and that's what we look forward to, is that we would like to see all those wrongs that were done all those years ago come back to right.

3. Carolyn Dunford:

   I think I had been driving for about 45 minutes and at about 7:45 a.m., I saw a group of cars crawling along, i pulled up with them and there were the two lions walking towards me. One of them saw the kudu [type of large antelope] in the bushes and I saw the lion crouch.

4. George Whitesides:

   We need leaders who believe in doing big things - like creating the jobs and companies of the future from the AV to Santa Clarita, that’s exactly what I’ve done: creating 700 jobs in the Antelope Valley alone. I’m running because I believe that our best days are ahead of us.

5. Justice Samuel Alito:

   A fish does not spring to mind -- nor does an antelope, a colonial farmhouse, a hydrofoil or an oil derrick.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Antelope
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antelope
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Antelope
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Antelope
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Antelope
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Antelope
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Antelope
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html