antelope
noun/ˈæntɪləʊp/
/ˈæntɪləʊp/
(plural antelope, antelopes)
- an African or Asian animal, like a deer, that runs very fast. There are many types of antelope.Topics Animalsc1Word Originlate Middle English (originally the name of a fierce mythical creature with long serrated horns, said to live on the banks of the Euphrates): via Old French and medieval Latin from late Greek antholops, of unknown origin and meaning.
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