antelope
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
antelope/ˈantɪləʊp/
▶noun (pl. same or antelopes) a swift-running deer-like ruminant animal with upward-pointing horns, of a group including the gazelles, impala, gnu, and eland.
– origin ME (orig. the name of a fierce mythical creature): via OFr. and med. L. from late Gk antholops, of unknown origin and meaning.
'antelope' also found in these Oxford entries:
addax
- beira
- beisa oryx
- blesbok
- bongo
- bontebok
- buck
- buffalo
- bushbuck
- chamois
- dik-dik
- duiker
- eland
- gazelle
- gemsbok
- gerenuk
- gnu
- goat-antelope
- goral
- grysbok
- hartebeest
- impala
- klipspringer
- kob
- kudu
- lechwe
- mountain goat
- musk ox
- nilgai
- nyala
- oribi
- oryx
- pronghorn
- pronk
- reedbuck
- rhebok
- royal antelope
- sable
- saiga
- serow
- shahtoosh
- sitatunga
- springbok
- steenbok
- takin
- topi
- tsessebi
- waterbuck
