antelope

name

1. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

noun

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

1. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
2. The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

   “Rarely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound.”

   “"It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her.”

3. A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.