antilopine

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/ænˈtɪləpaɪn/

adjective

Relating to, or resembling, antelopes.

“the antilopine kangaroo”

OriginNew Latin antilope →
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Meanings

adjectiveantilopine (comparative more antilopine, superlative most antilopine)

comparative more antilopine · superlative most antilopine

  1. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes.

    the antilopine kangaroo

  2. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the bovid subfamily Antelopinae.

    The Neotragini and Saigini are antilopine tribes.

  3. Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the tribe Antelopini within that subfamily

    African members of the subfamily Antilopinae include antilopine and neotragine species.

nounantilopine (plural antilopines)

plural antilopines

  1. An antilopine kangaroo

    She kept an antilopine as a pet.

  2. Any antelope in the subfamily Antelopinae
  3. Any antelope in the tribe Antilopini

Origin

  1. New Latinantilope“antelope”
  2. Englishantilopine

From New Latin antilope (“antelope”) + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antipleion
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APA

antilopine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilopine

MLA

“antilopine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilopine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antilopine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilopine.

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