antelopes

Variant of antelope

noun pl. antelopes or antelope

    1. any of a group of swift, bovid ruminants usually living in wild herds on the plains of Africa and Asia, including the gnu, impala, and kudu
    2. pronghorn
  1. leather made from the hide of an antelope

Origin: ME & OFr antelop, a fabulous horned animal < ML antalopus < MGr antholops, deer

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