Definition of Antilocapra americana

1. Noun. Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns.

Exact synonyms: American Antelope, Prongbuck, Pronghorn, Pronghorn Antelope
Generic synonyms: Ruminant
Group relationships: Antilocapra, Genus Antilocapra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antilocapra Americana

Antidorcas marsupialis
Antigone
Antigonia
Antigonus
Antigonus Cyclops
Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
Antiguan
Antiguans
Antilegomena
Antillean
Antillean Creole
Antilleans
Antilles
Antilocapra
Antilocapra americana
Antilocapridae
Antilope
Antilope cervicapra
Antioch
Antiochan
Antiochans
Antiochene
Antiochenes
Antiochian
Antiochians
Antiochus
Antioquenian
Antioquenians
Antipodes

Literary usage of Antilocapra americana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia: (Pecora, Linnæus) in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1872)
"antilocapra americana. (The Cabrit or Pronghorn. ... to the horns exactly resembles that of the Cabrit or Pronghorn (antilocapra americana, Gray, Cat. Mam. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological by Zoological Society of London Committee of Science and Correspondence, Committee of Science and Correspondence, Zoological Society of London (1850)
"antilocapra americana. The CABRIT or PRONGHORN. ... antilocapra americana, Ord; Gray, KM 19. Inhabits N. America; in the plains in summer and in the ..."

3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1870)
"... antilocapra americana. By JAMES MURIE, MD, FLS, FGS, &c., Prosector to the Society. 1. PRELIMINARY NOTE. It might with some justice be affirmed that, ..."

4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1851)
"I. antilocapra americana. The CABRIT or PRONGHORN. ... antilocapra americana, Ord; Gray, KM 19. Inhabits N. America; in the plains in summer and in the ..."

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