antelope
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
- The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.
- ἀνθόλοψ(gkm)→
- antilops(la-med)→
- antelop(fro)→
- antelope(Middle English)→
- antelope (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- antilooppi(Finnish) (cog)
- antilop(Hungarian) (der)
- antelop(Indonesian) (der)
- antalóp(Irish) (bor)
- アンテロープ(Japanese) (bor)
- antelop(Malay) (bor)
- anaterope(Māori) (bor)
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