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Definition of Prongbuck
1. Noun. Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns.
Generic synonyms: Ruminant
Group relationships: Antilocapra, Genus Antilocapra
Definition of Prongbuck
1. n. The springbuck.
Definition of Prongbuck
1. Noun. The springbok. ¹
2. Noun. The pronghorn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prongbuck
Literary usage of Prongbuck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt (1908)
"... THE prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game
animals. Zoologically speaking, its position is unique. ..."
2. Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt (1908)
"CHAPTER IV HUNTING IN THE CATTLE COUNTRY; THE prongbuck THE prongbuck is the most
characteristic and distinctive of American game animals. ..."
3. American Big-game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Theodore Roosevelt, George Bird Grinnell (1893)
"The chase of the prongbuck has always been to me very attractive, but especially
so when carried on by coursing it with greyhounds. ..."
4. Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia by Charles Knight (1849)
"The prongbuck is a native of the western parts of North America, ... The prongbuck
stands three feet in height at the shoulder: its body is covered with ..."
5. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1870)
"Notes on the Anatomy of the prongbuck, Antilocapra americana. By JAMES MURIE,
MD, FLS, FGS, &c., Prosector to the Society. 1. PRELIMINARY NOTE. ..."
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