antelope : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: antelope	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for antelope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antelope n graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antelope \An"telope\, n. [OF. antelop, F. antilope, fro Gr. [?], [?], Eustathius, [bd]Hexa[89]m.,[b8] p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia. The antelope* and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser. Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See {Gazelle}. The pronghorn antelope ({Antilocapra Americana}) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See {Pronghorn}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Antelope, KS Zip code(s): 66858 Antelope, MT Zip code(s): 59211 Antelope, OR (city, FIPS 2250) Location: 44.91089 N, 120.72253 W Population (1990): 34 (33 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97001 Antelope, SD (CDP, FIPS 1740) Location: 43.30562 N, 100.62833 W Population (1990): 744 (218 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)