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Definition of Antilocapra
1. Noun. Type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Antilocapridae, Family Antilocapridae
Member holonyms: American Antelope, Antilocapra Americana, Prongbuck, Pronghorn, Pronghorn Antelope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antilocapra
Literary usage of Antilocapra
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. Horns erect, arising directly over the orbits, compressed at the
... In the plains in summer, and in the mountains in winter. 2. Antilocapra ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"The tibia does not appear to show any important distinctions from Antilocapra.
The metatarsus is shorter in proportion; metatarsals III and IV are more ..."
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. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1867)
"On tlie Systematic Position of the Pronghorn ( Antilocapra americana). By PL
SCLATER, MA, Ph. D., FBS The author stated that his chief object in the ..."
5. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"56 Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) 58 Young Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) .
. 60 Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) . ..."
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