Antelope (Noun)
Meaning
Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The antelope leaped effortlessly across the open savannah, its long legs a blur as it fled from the predator.
- In the heart of the African grasslands, a herd of antelope grazed peacefully under the warm sun.
- The antelope's impressive horns, directed upward and backward, served as a defense mechanism against potential threats.
- During the safari, the tourists were thrilled to spot a rare species of antelope that was native to the region.
- As the sun set over the desert landscape, a lone antelope stood atop a rocky outcropping, surveying its surroundings.
Hyponyms
- Topi
- Koodoo
- Nylghau
- Raphicerus Campestris
- Addax Nasomaculatus
- Blue Bull
- Black Buck
- Koudou
- Adenota Vardoni
- Tragelaphus Buxtoni
- Boocercus Eurycerus
- Saiga Tatarica
- Boselaphus Tragocamelus
- Antilope Cervicapra
- Wildebeest
- Steinbok
- Litocranius Walleri
- Tragelaphus Eurycerus
- Aepyceros Melampus
- Damaliscus Lunatus
- Nylghai
- Hippotragus Niger
- Pasang