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Antelope vs Antelopelike - What's the difference?

antelope | antelopelike |

As a noun antelope

is any of several african mammals of the family bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

As an adjective antelopelike is

resembling an antelope or some aspect of one.

antelope

English

(wikipedia antelope)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
  • (US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana .
  • * 1881 , John W. Forney, The New Nobility , page 80
    • "It reminds me of when I was hunting antelope in Colorado," he said to her.

    See also

    * bontebok * dik-dik * eland * gazelle * hartebeest * klipspringer * kudu * oryx * roan * royal antelope * sable antelope * springbok * topi * waterbuck * wildebeest * * herd *

    antelopelike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling an antelope or some aspect of one.
  • * 1950 , Richard Ettinghausen, The unicorn
    • In this case the antelopelike animal carries an enormous horn, now curved, which has both hollow branches and holes.