antelope

Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/

The English word “antelope” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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.

Etymology

From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.

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