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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Safari tours are common, and travelers are able to see everything from antelopes to zebras.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Safari tours are common, and travelers are able to see everything from antelopes to zebras.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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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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