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antelope

an.te.lope \'ant-*l-.o-p\ n or antelope or antelopes [ME, fabulous heraldic 
   beast, prob. fr. MF antelop savage animal with saw] pl like horns, fr. ML 
   anthalopus, fr. LGk antholop-, antholops 1a: any of various Old World 
   ruminant mammals (family Bovidae) that differ from the true oxen esp. in 
   lighter racier build and horns directed upward and backward 1b: PRONGHORN  
   2: leather from antelope hide