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 sable antelope must have killed its antagonist by a lucky backward thrust of its long, curved horns as the lion fastened upon its back to pull it down.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple

Evidently what had happened was this: The sable antelope had come down to drink at the pool where the lion—no doubt the same which we had heard—was lying in wait.

From King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Henry Rider