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harnessed antelope

harnessed antelope

9.9
A large African animal like a deer with white stripes on its back
  • noun
  • South African
translation icon : antílope de arnés
  • The harnessed antelope is easily recognized by the unique stripes that resemble a harness.

Examples

  • Wildlife photographers often seek out the elusive harnessed antelope in African forests.

  • The harnessed antelope is known for its distinctive white stripes across its back.

  • The presence of a harnessed antelope indicates a healthy woodland ecosystem.

  • Look at that harnessed antelope!

  • The harnessed antelope is beautiful!

  • In the dense vegetation, the harnessed antelope can often be spotted grazing peacefully.

  • Conservationists are working to protect the harnessed antelope and its natural habitat.

Synonyms

Tragelaphus
vsharnessed antelope
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of African antelopes like kudus, bongos, nyalas, and bushbucks

is a subset defined specifically by distinctive striped body markings

Surface Forms

harnessed antelope singular
harnessed antelopes plural

Morphology

harnessed + antelope

The phrase is compositional: a learner who knows 'harnessed' (having or marked like a harness) and 'antelope' can infer it denotes an antelope with harness-like markings or fitted with a harness. The taxonomic detail about the genus is specialized but does not prevent the basic meaning being directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

The noun harnessed antelope gets its name from the white stripes on its body that look like a harness across its back. So the name means an antelope with 'striped markings' that look like a harness.