antelope
noun
an·te·lope
ˈan-tə-ˌlōp 
plural antelope or antelopes
1
: any of various ruminant deerlike mammals (family Bovidae) chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward
2
: leather from antelope hide
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Species like Wyoming’s pronghorn antelope and mule deer are particularly affected.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
With a body so massive, Gustave’s size likely hinders his ability to hunt quick-moving prey like fish or antelope, pushing him toward larger, slower animals—including humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Highway 550 plows below the southwestern edge of the Pueblo, known to its Native inhabitants as Tamaya; to the east and south, I-25 barrels along from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, impeding the movements of elk, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, and other species.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Eastern bongos are a species of antelope native to the mountainous forests of Kenya.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
With a body so massive, Gustave’s size likely hinders his ability to hunt quick-moving prey like fish or antelope, pushing him toward larger, slower animals—including humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Highway 550 plows below the southwestern edge of the Pueblo, known to its Native inhabitants as Tamaya; to the east and south, I-25 barrels along from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, impeding the movements of elk, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, and other species.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Eastern bongos are a species of antelope native to the mountainous forests of Kenya.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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antelope
noun
an·te·lope
ˈant-ᵊl-ˌōp
plural antelope or antelopes
1
: any of various cud-chewing mammals chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that are related to the goats and oxen and that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward
2
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