The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon within the family Bovidae, encompassing all Old World ruminants that are not bovines, caprines, deer, or giraffes.

What does the word antelope means?

Word forms: antelopes, antelope. countable noun. An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.

What is another word for antelope?

In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for antelope, like: eland, impala, reedbuck, dik-dik, oribi, gazelle, addix, deer, springbok, bushbuck and gnu.