Meanings
nounroyal antelope (plural royal antelopes)
plural royal antelopes
- Any member of the species Neotragus pygmaeus of antelopes of west Africa, that are the smallest known.
The third member of the section is the royal antelope (N. pygmæus) of the Guinea coast, which is the smallest of all the Ruminants, standing only 12 inches at the shoulder.
1894, Richard Lydekker, The Royal Natural History: Mammals
Translations
Finnish kuningasantilooppi
- kuningasantilooppispecies of antelope
Italian antilope pigmea
- antilope pigmeaspecies of antelope
Russian ка́рликовая антило́па, антило́па-ка́рлик
- ка́рликовая антило́па (kárlikovaja antilópa)species of antelope
- антило́па-ка́рлик (antilópa-kárlik)species of antelope
Spanish antílope enano, antílope real
- antílope enanospecies of antelope
- antílope realspecies of antelope
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APA
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Chicago
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