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What is the difference between antelope and impala?

antelope | impala |

As nouns the difference between antelope and impala

is that antelope is any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed while impala is an African antelope Aepyceros melampus noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

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 *

    impala

    English

    (wikipedia impala)

    Noun

  • An African antelope Aepyceros melampus noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns,