American antelope
- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæntəloʊp/
- US
:
antílope americano
- The American antelope can run at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.
Examples
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The American antelope can run at incredible speeds across the plains.
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Unlike true antelopes, the American antelope is not closely related to African species.
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Many tourists hope to spot a American antelope during their trip to the national park.
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I saw an American antelope while hiking in Wyoming.
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Many tourists hope to spot a American antelope during their trip to the national park.
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The American antelope can run at incredible speeds across the plains.
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The American antelope can run at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.
Synonyms
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8.4
A fast, deer-like animal from western North America with small branched horns
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8.0
A fast North American animal like an antelope with small forked horns on open plains
An animal like a small antelope with short branched horns that runs fast on open plains
A fast animal with hooves like an antelope that lives on western North American plains and has forked horns
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'American' (from the United States) + 'antelope' (a fast-running mammal) yields the straightforward meaning of an antelope-like mammal found in America. While biologically the pronghorn is not a true antelope, that specialist taxonomic detail does not prevent a B1 learner who knows both words from deriving the intended basic meaning.
Etymology
American antelope: The name American antelope comes from early settlers who thought this fast, horned animal looked like the antelopes they knew, so they called it American and antelope. It is actually a different animal often called the 'pronghorn', but the old name stayed and now means the fast North American mammal.