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ANTILOCAPRA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species

Synonyms:

Antilocapra; genus Antilocapra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Antilocapra" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Antilocapra"):

American antelope; Antilocapra americana; prongbuck; pronghorn; pronghorn antelope (fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns)

Holonyms ("Antilocapra" is a member of...):

Antilocapridae; family Antilocapridae (comprising only the pronghorns)

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