A taxonomic subfamily of antelopes, including smaller antelope species found primarily in Africa and Asia.
From antilope (antelope) + -inae (Latin suffix for biological subfamily classification). This is a scientific classification term from zoological nomenclature.
Antilopinae is a perfect example of how Linnaeus's binomial naming system brings order to nature—instead of endless European names for each antelope, scientists worldwide use the same Latin names, so an 'Antilopinae' means the same thing in Kenya as it does in Japan.
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