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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These monuments will play a vital role in saving hundreds of plants and animals, many of them unique to these landscapes, like the iconic Joshua Tree, desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope, Rodd Kelsey, director of land conservation for the Nature Conservancy, told ABC News in a statement.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Herds of cattle and wild pronghorn antelope graze together in this remote expanse, unbroken except for the stray dirt roads crisscrossing between ranches.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
The high-quality habitat supports one of the largest herds of pronghorn antelope in Arizona, as well as nesting for western burrowing owls and a potential reintroduction site for the endangered black-footed ferret.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
The antelope burger is somewhat of a recent addition.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Herds of cattle and wild pronghorn antelope graze together in this remote expanse, unbroken except for the stray dirt roads crisscrossing between ranches.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
The high-quality habitat supports one of the largest herds of pronghorn antelope in Arizona, as well as nesting for western burrowing owls and a potential reintroduction site for the endangered black-footed ferret.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
The antelope burger is somewhat of a recent addition.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 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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