antelope
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·te·lope /ˈæntələʊp $ ˈæntəl-oʊp/ noun [countable] HBAan animal with long horns that can run very fast and is very graceful 羚羊
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antelope• Small forest antelopes are selective feeders and, as a consequence, are solitary and monogamous.• The other, the four-horned antelope, is far stranger in appearance.• Across the plain, a herd of antelope ran, and then pivoted all at once like a school of fish.• It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species, up to the size of antelopes.• A small antelope races away into the bush.• Verreaux eagle owl is also an occasional predator of small antelopes.• He gave us the buffalo, the antelope, and the deer for food and clothing.• And oh but when they danced and sometimes they danced the antelope.Origin antelope (1400-1500) Old French antelop, from Late Greek antholopsan·te·lope nounChineseSyllable
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antelope
an‧te‧lope /ˈæntələʊp, ˈæntɪləʊp $ ˈæntəl-oʊp/
noun [countable]
an‧te‧lope /ˈæntələʊp, ˈæntɪləʊp $ ˈæntəl-oʊp/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: antelop, from Late Greek antholops
an animal with long horns that can run very fast and is very graceful
Language: Old French
Origin: antelop, from Late Greek antholops