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单词 prongbuck
释义 prongbuck|ˈprɒŋbʌk|
[f. prong n.2 + buck n.1]
= pronghorn (strictly, the male).
1834Penny Cycl. II. 71/2 The prongbuck inhabits all the western parts of North America from the 53° of north latitude to the plains of Mexico and California.1902T. Roosevelt in Deer Family (Sportsm. Libr.) 98 The prongbuck or pronghorn antelope, known throughout its range simply as antelope, is..the only hollow-horn ruminant which annually sheds its horns as deer do their antlers.1903Q. Rev. Jan. 44 The prong-buck..and the opossums of America being unknown in the Old World.
So ˈprongdoe, the female of the pronghorn.
1890Cent. Dict. s.v. Pronghorn, The prongdoe regularly drops twins.
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