Antelope vs. Steenbok

Antelopenoun

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

Steenboknoun

A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.

Antelopenoun

(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

Steenboknoun

Same as Steinbock.

Antelopenoun

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.

‘The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell.’;

Steenboknoun

small plains antelope of southeastern Africa

Antelopenoun

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

Steenbok

The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok.

Antelopenoun

a swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns, of a group native to Africa and Asia that includes the gazelles, impala, gnus, and elands.

Antelopenoun

another term for pronghorn

Antelope

The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon (miscellaneous group) within the family Bovidae, encompassing all Old World ruminants that are not bovines, sheep, goats, deer, or giraffes.