Antilocapridae

/ˌæntiˌloʊkæˈprɪdi/ noun

The scientific family name for pronghorns, a family of hoofed mammals found in North America with only one surviving genus, Antilocapra.

From Antilocapra (genus) + -idae (suffix indicating family in taxonomy). This formal taxonomic name follows the binomial naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus.

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