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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Other unusual animals that can be legally owned in the state include ferrets and chinchillas, llamas, alpacas, giraffes, bison, antelopes and marsupials like kangaroos.
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There is also the Moremi Game Reserve in the same area where antelope and lions are easy to spot during the high season.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
There are four antelope twisting and flying up her hip, her side.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 June 2025
There is also the Moremi Game Reserve in the same area where antelope and lions are easy to spot during the high season.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
There are four antelope twisting and flying up her hip, her side.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 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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