Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
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antelopes
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Editorial note
The elephants died of sepsis related to Pasteurella bacteria, the same bacteria which killed 200,000 antelopes in Kazakhstan.
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Quick take
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
Meaning at a glance
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A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for antelopes.
noun
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
noun
A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
noun
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
noun
(archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
Example sentences
The elephants died of sepsis related to Pasteurella bacteria, the same bacteria which killed 200,000 antelopes in Kazakhstan.
Scientists believe the Pasteurella bacteria generally lives harmlessly in the tonsils of some, if not all, of the antelopes.
These legs, paired with tremendous aerobic capacity, are what allow the antelopes to outrun most predators.
When you get to long distances, the antelopes can sustain 30 mph for about an hour.
I don't understand what kind of NN they used on the painting and the photo of the antelopes(?).
Likely what meat was procured did not entail chasing gazelles or antelopes for miles on end, but rather hunting for rodents and such.
But if there are two many lions, the population of antelopes goes down to the point where not all the lions can survive, right?
It’s akin to telling antelopes surrounded by lions to close their eyes and the lions are ‘gone’ yet the lions still exist around them.
In case of ebola, fruit bats[1] or other bushmeat (chimpanzee, antelopes which can have eaten fruit bats infected fruits) have been suspected mode of transmission.
TFA asserted cause was a specific pathogen that benefited from a temperature rise, and correlated with a similar incident wiping out 200k antelopes in 2015.
If there are many antelopes, there can be many lions.
> and no-one cares that it doesn't have embedded videos of antelopes bounding or the galaxy turning.
Quote examples
The article notes "the Pasteurella bacteria generally lives harmlessly" in antelopes, but became more virulent, possibly because of above-average temperatures.
It's kind-of the same as saying "lions keep the antelope herds healthy" which is technically true, but only because they are the mechanism by which the less healthy antelopes stop being a part of the herd.
Your fantastic description/imagery prompted me to look this up:) "A chance to see springbok antelopes, the most successful grazing animals in the Southern African Kalahari desert as they attempt to ward off a family of hungry cheetahs by jumping up to two metres into the air.
Proper noun examples
Pronghorn Antelopes, on the other hand, can maintain speeds of 60 mph for miles at a time.
Some of which included Zebra's, Antelopes, Monkeys and Wallabies.
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How do you use antelopes in a sentence?
The elephants died of sepsis related to Pasteurella bacteria, the same bacteria which killed 200,000 antelopes in Kazakhstan.
What does antelopes mean?
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
What part of speech is antelopes?
antelopes is commonly used as noun.