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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Antelope  \An"te*lope\,  n.  [OF.  antelop,  F.  antilope,  fro  Gr  ?, 
  ?,  Eustathius  ``Hexa["e]m.,''  p.  36,  the  origin  of  which  is 
  unknown.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  a  group  of  ruminant  quadrupeds,  intermediate  between 
  the  deer  and  the  goat.  The  horns  are  usually  annulated,  or 
  ringed.  There  are  many  species  in  Africa  and  Asia. 
 
  The  antelope  and  wolf  both  fierce  and  fell.  --Spenser. 
 
  Note:  The  common  or  bezoar  antelope  of  India  is  {Antilope 
  bezoartica}.  The  chamois  of  the  Alps,  the  gazelle,  the 
  addax,  and  the  eland  are  other  species.  See  {Gazelle}. 
  The  pronghorn  antelope  ({Antilocapra  Americana})  is 
  found  in  the  Rocky  Mountains.  See  {Pronghorn}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  antelope 
  n  :  graceful  Old  World  ruminant  with  long  legs  and  horns 
  directed  upward  and  backward:  e.g.  gazelles;  springboks; 
  impalas;  addax;  gerenuks;  blackbucks;  dik-diks 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Antelope,  KS 
  Zip  code(s):  66858 
  Antelope,  MT 
  Zip  code(s):  59211 
  Antelope,  OR  (city,  FIPS  2250) 
  Location:  44.91089  N,  120.72253  W 
  Population  (1990):  34  (33  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  97001 
  Antelope,  SD  (CDP,  FIPS  1740) 
  Location:  43.30562  N,  100.62833  W 
  Population  (1990):  744  (218  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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