antilocapra americana

Antilocapra americana
    n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
         plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn},
         {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope},
         {Antilocapra americana}]
    

Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)
   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}.
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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.] (Zool.)
   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.
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         The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
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   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}.
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