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Definition: Antilocapra americana
Antilocapra americana
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn:
pronghorn,
prongbuck,
pronghorn antelope,
American antelope]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Antilocapra Americana
Pronghorn
\Prong"horn`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American antelope (
Antilocapra Americana), native of the
plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly
yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and
throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the
horns is shed annually. Called also
cabr['e]e,
cabut,
prongbuck, and
pronghorned antelope.
[1913 Webster]
Antelope
\An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
``Hexa["e]m.,'' p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between
the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or
ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
[1913 Webster]
The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is
Antilope bezoartica
. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the
addax, and the eland are other species. See
Gazelle.
The pronghorn antelope (
Antilocapra Americana) is
found in the Rocky Mountains. See
Pronghorn.
[1913 Webster]
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