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Definition of Antilocapra americana
1. Noun. Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns.
Generic synonyms: Ruminant
Group relationships: Antilocapra, Genus Antilocapra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antilocapra Americana
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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