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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
     antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
     "Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antelope
       n : graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns
           directed upward and backward; includes gazelles;
           springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks;
           dik-diks

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  294 Moby Thesaurus words for "antelope":
     Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Caffre cat, Cape elk,
     Indian buffalo, Kodiak bear, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf,
     alpaca, anteater, antelope chipmunk, aoudad, apar, armadillo,
     arrow, ass, aurochs, badger, bandicoot, bassarisk, bat, bear,
     beaver, bettong, binturong, bison, black bear, black buck,
     black cat, black fox, black sheep, blue darter, blue fox,
     blue streak, bobcat, brown bear, brush deer, brush wolf, buck,
     buffalo, buffalo wolf, burro, burro deer, cachalot, camel,
     camelopard, cannonball, capybara, carabao, caribou, carpincho, cat,
     cat-a-mountain, catamount, cattalo, cavy, chamois, cheetah,
     chevrotain, chinchilla, chipmunk, cinnamon bear, coon, coon cat,
     cotton mouse, cotton rat, cougar, courser, cow, coyote, coypu,
     dart, deer, deer tiger, deerlet, dingo, doe, dog, donkey, dormouse,
     dromedary, eagle, echidna, eland, electricity, elephant, elk,
     ermine, express train, eyra, fallow deer, fawn, ferret,
     field mouse, fisher, fitch, flash, flying phalanger, foumart, fox,
     fox squirrel, gazelle, gemsbok, genet, giraffe, glutton, gnu,
     gnu goat, goat, goat antelope, gopher, greased lightning,
     greyhound, grizzly bear, ground squirrel, groundhog, guanaco,
     guinea pig, hamster, hare, harnessed antelope, hart, hartebeest,
     hedgehog, hind, hippopotamus, hog, horse, hyena, hyrax, ibex,
     jackal, jackass, jackrabbit, jaguar, jaguarundi, jerboa,
     jerboa kangaroo, jet plane, kaama, kangaroo, kangaroo mouse,
     kangaroo rat, karakul, kinkajou, kit fox, koala, lapin, lemming,
     leopard, leopard cat, light, lightning, lion, llama, lynx, mammoth,
     mara, marmot, marten, mastodon, meerkat, mercury, mink, mole,
     mongoose, moose, mouflon, mountain goat, mountain lion,
     mountain sheep, mouse, mule, mule deer, muntjac, musk deer,
     musk hog, musk-ox, muskrat, musquash, nilgai, nutria, ocelot,
     okapi, onager, oont, opossum, otter, ounce, ox, pack rat, painter,
     panda, pangolin, panther, peccary, peludo, phalanger, pig,
     pine mouse, platypus, pocket gopher, pocket mouse, pocket rat,
     polar bear, polar fox, polecat, porcupine, possum, pouched rat,
     poyou, prairie dog, prairie wolf, pronghorn, puma, quicksilver,
     rabbit, raccoon, rat, red deer, red squirrel, reindeer, rhinoceros,
     rocket, roe, roe deer, roebuck, sable, scared rabbit, serval,
     sheep, shot, shrew, shrew mole, sika, silver fox, skunk, sloth,
     snowshoe rabbit, springbok, squirrel, stag, stoat, streak,
     streak of lightning, striped snake, suslik, swallow, swamp rabbit,
     swine, takin, tamandua, tamarin, tapir, tarpan, tatou, tatou peba,
     tatouay, thought, thunderbolt, tiger, tiger cat, timber wolf,
     torrent, tree shrew, urus, vole, wallaby, warthog, water buffalo,
     waterbuck, weasel, wharf rat, whistler, white fox, wild ass,
     wild boar, wild goat, wild ox, wildcat, wildebeest, wind, wolf,
     wolverine, wombat, wood rat, woodchuck, woolly mammoth, yak, zebra,
     zebu, zoril
  
  

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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Antelope -- U.S. County in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    7452
     Housing Units (2000): 3346
     Land area (2000):     857.059523 sq. miles (2219.773879 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.369408 sq. miles (3.546750 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    858.428931 sq. miles (2223.320629 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             42.183199 N, 98.057854 W
     Headwords:
      Antelope
      Antelope, NE
      Antelope County
      Antelope County, NE
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antelope, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
     Population (2000):    43
     Housing Units (2000): 24
     Land area (2000):     0.080714 sq. miles (0.209049 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.080714 sq. miles (0.209049 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02050
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.690113 N, 104.457128 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59211
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antelope, MT
      Antelope
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antelope, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
     Population (2000):    59
     Housing Units (2000): 41
     Land area (2000):     0.505163 sq. miles (1.308366 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.505163 sq. miles (1.308366 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02250
     Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
     Location:             44.910852 N, 120.722784 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     97001
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antelope, OR
      Antelope
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antelope, SD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    867
     Housing Units (2000): 233
     Land area (2000):     2.283480 sq. miles (5.914186 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.008334 sq. miles (0.021586 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.291814 sq. miles (5.935772 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            01740
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.303519 N, 100.632510 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antelope, SD
      Antelope
  

















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