ANTELOPE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Categories: Bovid
📖 Fun Facts About Antelope
- • Renew their horns every year!
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "antelope" comes from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ. It started in Medieval Latin antalopus. Then it appeared in Old French antelop. Later, people used it in Middle English antelope.
🧩 Fun Fact
Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.