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large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns

: a large handsome nearly extinct antelope (Hippotragus niger) of eastern and southern Africa that has large curved annulated horns, a tufted tail, and a slight mane and is glossy black in the male except for the white underparts and facial markings — called also black buck, sable

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

sable antelope noun

A large predominantly black antelope of S and E Africa (Hippotragus niger), with long, ringed backward-curving horns

Main Entry: ↑sable

sable antelope,

a large South and East African antelope with large, sickle-shaped horns. The male is black with white underparts.