antelopelike

antelopelike
Resembling an antelope or some aspect of one.

In this case the antelopelike animal carries an enormous horn, now curved, which has both hollow branches and holes.


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  • goat antelope — any of several wild goats with antelopelike features, including the chamois, goral, serow, and Rocky Mountain goat. [1840 50] * * * ▪ mammal also called  rupicaprin        goatlike mammals (mammal) of the subfamily Caprinae (family Bovidae… …   Universalium

  • pronghorn — /prawng hawrn , prong /, n., pl. pronghorns, (esp. collectively) pronghorn. a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. Also called… …   Universalium

  • Rocky Mountain goat — a long haired, white, antelopelike wild goat, Oreamnos americanus, of mountainous regions of western North America, having short, black horns. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • goat antelope — goat′ an telope n. mam any of several bovids with both goatlike and antelopelike features • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • pronghorn — prong•horn [[t]ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ [/t]] n. pl. horns, (esp. collectively) horn. mam a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of W North America. Also called prong′horn an′telope • Etymology: 1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • goat antelope — noun bovid related to goats but having antelope like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats • Hypernyms: ↑bovid • Hyponyms: ↑mountain goat, ↑Rocky Mountain goat, ↑Oreamnos americanus, ↑goral, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sai|ga — «SY guh», noun. an antelopelike animal of western Asia and eastern Russia with a peculiarly expanded nose which serves to filter dust and warm the air breathed in. ╂[< Russian sajga < a Turkic word] …   Useful english dictionary

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