sable antelope

American  

noun

1. a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.

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sable antelope British  

noun

1. a large black E African antelope, Hippotragus niger, with long backward-curving horns

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Example Sentences

Fischer said in his email that he and his wife shot at least 14 animals, including a waterbuck, an impala, a leopard and a sable antelope, the Statesman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2018

Mr. Selby undoubtedly excelled at the latter, helping his clients track and shoot thousands of elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo, impala, wildebeest, sable antelope and fowl.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2018

Now Indian axis deer, African eland, wildebeests, Grevy's zebras and sable antelope roam Bentsen's range.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most ingenious of all the horned fighters is the sable antelope, whose clever system of self-defence might well be taught in war-schools.

From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal

They reached the paddock, and the great sable antelope, which was inclined to be tame, condescended to stalk up in a lordly manner and be fed with some crusts they had brought for the purpose.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram