tragelaphine
/trəˈdʒɛləfʌɪn/Zoology
adjective
Of or relating to a group of bovids of which the genus Tragelaphus is typical, especially the subfamily Tragelaphinae or (in later use) the tribe Tragelaphini, which comprise chiefly large African antelopes of the genera Tragelaphus and Taurotragus (elands).
noun
A tragelaphine antelope.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Griffith (1790–1858), naturalist. From scientific Latin Tragelaphus, genus name + -ine.