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Definition of: antelope
(an′tə·lōp) noun plural ·lope or ·lopes
1. Any one of various Old World hollow-horned ruminants of the family Bovidae, including the gazelle, chamois, gnu, etc.
2. The hide of such an animal.
3. U.S. The pronghorn. [<OF antelop <Med.L antalopus <LGk. antholops]
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