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GENUS ANTILOCAPRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Antilocapra mean? 

GENUS ANTILOCAPRA (noun)
  The noun GENUS ANTILOCAPRA has 1 sense:

1. type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one speciesplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS ANTILOCAPRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS ANTILOCAPRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Antilocapra; genus Antilocapra

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Antilocapra"):

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

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

Antilocapridae; family Antilocapridae (comprising only the pronghorns)


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